25 October 2007

Building an economic market in Ethiopia: Eleni Gabre-Madhin on TED.com

Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket. "There is no place in the world and no time in history that small farmers have had to bear the burden of risk that African farmers bear today," she says. "But I'm not here to lament or wring my hands. I'm here to tell you that change is in the air." (Recorded June 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania. Duration: 20:46.)

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TEDBlog Reader – November 20 2007

I was very impressed and encouraged by Eleni's professionalism and optimism. Her project is an impressive attempt to exploit ICTs in a rural context and in a way that contextualises ICTs within an entrpreneurial model. I wish her every success in making it happen for her fellow compatriots. It is heartening to see people of her calibre returnig to their homeland to share their learning and leadership.