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2. Farm Organic International plc Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sustainable development through social entrepreneurship Global Market Linkage Compost Project Coffee Leaf Project Clean/Efficient Stove Project Renewable Energy Project
16. today’s value chain transport waste waste market standard High cost / low profit 1/2 hectare farms hand irrigation soil & water depletion production waste lender gouging 80% illiteracy trader gouging market price invisibility personal finance
27. 300+ million active users average user : 130 friends 70% users outside the U.S. 70+ translations available 50+ of users return daily networks of common interest
28. the network affect Source : MotiveQuest, LLC Mavens – 20% of online influencers. Post very frequently and get their social worth from knowing and sharing Networked Opinion Formers – the other 80% of the online people looking for information Offline word of mouth. Get many of their options from their online friends because of the network effect
30. a scale up platform farms to consumer brand/packaging collaboration farms to enterprise
31. The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet. - William Gibson
32. seed thank you Hussen Ahmed, FarmOrganic International +251-911-226484 (Addis Ababa) [email_address] Willow Lundgren, Small Planet Partners Skype: + 011 8169141490 / willowlundgren (U.S. & Europe) [email_address]
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From soil to sale TRANSITION I’m living in Kansas City, MO In-flight magazine, it’s in the crease Known for two things among other Americans that have never been there: fountains and barbecue Though only anecdotal sample, Ethiopia to the west has a similar challenge…
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A country where agricultural accounts for 90% of exports and 85% of employment -- and there are success stories -- we’ve got a story too. We just need to bring the PLAYERS, PIECES AND PACKAGE together. Perhaps focusing on one lynchpin in raising Ethiopia out of poverty -- such as STRENGTHENING THE EXTENSION SYSTEM. EMPOWERING WOMEN HIGHLIGHT THREE CONSUMER TECH TRENDS…
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