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> [African agriculture today is among, or is, the most under-capitalized in the world. Only seven percent of arable land in Africa is irrigated, compared to 40 percent in Asia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/african-agriculture-today-is-among-or-is-the-most-under-capitalized/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

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## More by Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin

> [One way to express choice is through the market. Well-functioning markets provide choices and, ultimately, the ability to express one's pursuit for happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/one-way-to-express-choice-is-through-the-market-well-functioning/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [Dreams express what your soul is telling yu, so as crazy as your dream might seem - even to you - I don't care:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/dreams-express-what-your-soul-is-telling-yu-so-as-crazy-as-your-dream/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [African agriculture today is among, or is, the most under-capitalized in the world. Only seven percent of arable land in Africa is irrigated, compared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/african-agriculture-today-is-among-or-is-the-most-under-capitalized/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/anywhere-the-struggle-is-great-the-level-of-ingenuity-and/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [Like its agriculture, Africa's markets are highly under-capitalized and inefficient. We know from our work around the continent that transaction costs of reaching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/like-its-agriculture-africa-s-markets-are-highly-under-capitalized/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [We spend most of our lives cutting down our ambitions because the world has told us to think small. Dreams express what your soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/we-spend-most-of-our-lives-cutting-down-our-ambitions-because-the/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

> [Happiness is the freedom of choice. The freedom to choose where to live, what to do, what to buy, what to sell, from whom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/happiness-is-the-freedom-of-choice-the-freedom-to-choose-where-to/)

[Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleni-zaude-gabre-madhin/)

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