Comments on: Gabre-Madhin’s big bet

By: David Kimani

David Kimani — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:13 +0000

Good stuff i think is all said information is power and providing information to farmers is like empowering them to hel them make optimal decision about how to sell their harvests

By: Damien Garcia

Damien Garcia — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:21:24 +0000

To Whom It May Concern:

I’m trying to get in touch with Eleni Gabre-Madhin. I’m really frustrated because I tried several websites, and couldn’t even find a way through the sites by Oprah or Ted… Just that I needed to send a message to them first. I would like for Ms. Gabre-Madhin to know that I can help her with free websites and multimedia. Please have her contact me at her convenience so that I may help out.

Thanks,

Damien P Garcia
619-414-8606 (USA)

By: Istanbul

Istanbul — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:16:07 +0000

Lulit: Are you an idiot? You have 90% of the population in the rural areas. When I say rural I mean deep in the arid mountains; lush green areas where access is difficult to City markets.
Where do you think you are – Chicago. Think from the perspective of the little Ethiopia.
Stop being focused on what the world wants and think of what the Ethiopians need and want. It is a simple problem. But with pigs like you how can people that are supposed to be educated thing outside the box to solve their problems.
Sorry if I was abit harch but I think you need someone to tell you something so you start thinking about it.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:39:12 +0000

Here is My comment

Helen G/medin has admired for establishing the 1st african stock exhange market in Ethiopia. Before she start this project she was Indian for a working visit with project group. However ; at that time the indian economic proffessional told her that it will not going to work in Ethiopia seeing the economic infra stracture of the land , where the regim is controlling every thing in one way or another. Now when her stock exachange system geting fel she is forcing the farmer and the business man to sale to her the coffe with direct order of the priminister ethiopia Meles Zenawi, which is emabaracing for those you who are supporting her with out skeptism.
Now sooner or leater many farmer and business man are going to be killed or end in prison for her un workable stock exchange market.

By: Conrad Schulman

Conrad Schulman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:10:49 +0000

How does one profit off of a commodities exchange that will open in a foreign country like Ethiopia?

By: Girma

Girma — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:38:48 +0000

Am proud of the ideas of Dr. Eleni that it is the best creative one soon be benchmarked too. The most ones fear is because such ideas may be a threaten for some cultural leaders not for those like the PM, who daily think of what to help with ideas of intellectuals.

By: Girma

Girma — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:31:12 +0000

Oh! do not worry that all will happen. The best is to remain optimitic than worrying that it will be soon. All the ideas made and suggestions are heard by everyone in the country and would be a concern. let everyone work for the best of the poor. Let all of us hear each other. God bless Ethiopia and Africa too.

By: lulit Gizaw

lulit Gizaw — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:02:03 +0000

I believe what Eleni is trying to achieve is going to make such an impact on our globalized world. It is about time someon remebered that we do exist.we must not forget that trading, with the assistance of technology, has advanced to such a higher extent that even the somewhat developed nations like Brazil and India are trying to keep up with the pace. Developing African nations like Ethiopia are to far behind in this world and any opportunity than can alter this must not be taken lightly. Ofcourse, the goverment might surpress the ECEX as it usually does with innovative projects that threaten its power but I hope the people at the top will put their countries economic interest first and think about their citizens.

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afrotechie » Blog Archive » With the cheetahs at TEDGlobal 2007 — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:44:55 +0000

[...] were no fewer than four Ethiopians on stage – Eleni Gabre-Madhin of Ethiopia’s coming commodity exchange; Ted Kidane, the man behind the Feedelix service that [...]

By: Florad

Florad — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:21:00 +0000

I appreciate the ECEX venture, and closely follow the news of its progress. I don’t think that ECEX has anything to do with opening up for international markets or to inflation. It is just for domestic farmers and traders as well as consumers. It provides fast information, so that farmers and traders will spend less time searching for info and transaction is facilitated. Furthermore, it introduces a modern system of exchange, which might prove to be useful and thus applied widely.

I agree with the SMS issue Gobezu Sewu mentioned. I also have no doubt that, if the government feels that ECEX somehow serves an ‘unwanted’ political motive, it won’t hesitate to close it down. It is pitty, but we are still under dictators.

I wish Eleni all good luck. I like her book and papers, all are impressing.