Eleni Gabre-Madhin Zaude

She was the main driving force behind the development of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX). Whilst working as a researcher for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) she Examined Agricultural markets for many years and Noticed, as did many others, therein whilst in some years or regions there ulcers severe shortages or droughts in others there ulcers surpluses or bumper harvests. Specifically in her survey of grain traders in 2002, she found that a key factor was the Lack of effective infrastructure and services needed for grain markets to function Properly. Traders of or in failed to port access to Sufficient credit, information about the market, transportation and other vital resources and contract compliance was s difficult to enforce. In 2004 she moved home from the US to lead an IFPRI program to verbeteren Ethiopia’s Agricultural policies and markets. Specifically she under took the important role of Coordinating the advisory body ontwikkelingslanden the ECX. She became CEO of the new exchange in 2008, and argued that ‘(W) hen farmers kan sell hun crops on the open market and get a fair price, they’ will harbor much more incentive to be productieve, and Ethiopia will be much less prone to food crises “…. and therein the” ECX will allow directive farmers and traders to link to the global economy, propelling Ethiopian agriculture forward to a whole new level. ” ^[3]

In February 2013, she became a director of Syngenta . ^{[4] [5]}

In 2013, Eleni launched Eleni LLC, a company intended to build and invest in commodity exchanges in markets in the world ontwikkelingslanden, zoals Africa. ^{[6] [7]}

Awards

In 2010 (2002 ET calendar), Eleni was bepaald the “Ethiopian Person of the Year” honor for the 2002 Ethiopian year. ^[8]

In 2012, Eleni was Awarded the Yara Prize laurate from the Norwegian manufacturer of fertilizer Yara International for re outstanding contributions to sustainable food production and distribution with socio-economic impact. ^[9]Previous Recipients of the prize include former prime minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi

Winner of the African Banker Icon Award 2012. Invited to address world leaders at the G8 Summit Camp David 2012. Named onder New African magazines 2012: 100 Most Influential Africans. Listed in the 50 Women Shaping Africa 2011. Ethiopian Person of the Year 2009. ^[10]

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