Tag Archives: Ethiopia Commodity Exchange

Food Security, Investment, and the G-8

Posted on June 11, 2012 by CTED

Guest post by John Schellhase, Program Assistant at the NYU Development Research Institute (DRI). At the end of May, President Obama and other leaders of the G-8 announced the creation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.  A … Continue reading →

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CTED Conference: Food Security

Posted on February 20, 2012 by CTED

CTED Conference: Food Security On February 12 and 13, the Second Annual CTED Conference took place in Abu Dhabi, titled: “Enhancing Economic Development through Technology: Focus on Africa and Other Developing Countries.” Food Security is one of CTED’s main research … Continue reading →

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Africa’s economic potential and success stories

Posted on April 6, 2011 by CTED

Thorough piece on looking to Africa for its potential and success stories rather than merely seeing it as a place of poverty and corruption. The article cites the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECE) as an example of the possibility available in … Continue reading →

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