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The Ethiopian government's decision to force coffee exporters to sell their coffee through the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, or ECX, has raised fears among coffee aficionados that Ethiopia's world renown coffees could be lost.
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Roger Thurow explains how the Green Revolution helped end hunger in most of the world, but stopped short of Africa.
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Learn about the history of the Chicago Board of Trade and how commodities trading works in the U.S. today.
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I’m sitting on the roof of my hotel at sunset in Humera, sweating. The temperature is dropping, but it’s still up around 115 Fahrenheit.
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After the premiere of The Market Maker, WIDE ANGLE is pleased to invite you to join a live conversation about the film!
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Eleni and her staff at the Ethiopia Commodities Exchange (ECX) are struggling to free themselves from the complex and thorny world that is the international coffee industry....
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See how buyers and sellers negotiate on the trading floor of Ethiopia's Commodity Exchange.
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At 3:30 a.m. this morning, we were shivering on the side of a desolate road near Bure, a provincial town seven hours north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
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Find additional web-based resources about Ethiopia and its food supply and trade.
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