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Watch the full episode of The Market Maker, about one woman's attempt to end famine in Ethiopia by starting the country's first commodities exchange.

Roger Thurow explains how the Green Revolution helped end hunger in most of the world, but stopped short of Africa.

Learn about the history of the Chicago Board of Trade and how commodities trading works in the U.S. today.

Find additional web-based resources about Ethiopia and its food supply and trade.

In this lesson, students will learn about the efforts of Ethiopian reformers to create a modern agricultural commodities exchange in an economic environment historically dominated by inefficient tradition and government corruption. Contained within are lesson activities and video segments which may be used on their own or in conjunction with the lesson.