TEDxAddis - Daniel Gad - Mining Gold from Dirt

Daniel Gad is an entrepreneur and "Farmer." He worked for a major corporation (AT&T) in the telecommunications industry in the United States where his last assignment was as Vice President and Client Partner in the company. His career at AT&T also saw him as one of the founding members of the first consulting and outsourcing company called AT&T Solutions where he led global deals worth over $1.7 billion multi-year contracts. During his time at AT&T he attended graduate executive programs at MIT Cambridge School of Systems Design and USC Business School.
Daniel decided to leave his post at AT&T and return home to Ethiopia in 2003. Since his return he has developed (and sold) a 28 hectare rose farm (MetroLux Flowers) and now manages and operates a vegetable production farm (Omega Farms). He is currently focused on further developing the vegetable producing and exporting company.

[@nathanielscott-smith8449]

Truly brilliant, informative and completely factual talk. Western culture confuses me in the way we utilise resources in all the wrong ways.

[@EthioCaramela]

Very intelligent, entrepreneur with vision! Ethiopia needs more people like you. Sincere respect to you.

[@andargachewworkineh3325]

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[@solomonabebe4014]

GREAT,JOB,GOOD,INCOURGEMENT,THIS,IS,WHAT,WE,NEED

[@bekridano]

Excellent man of my age.would I call golden generation.

[@amsaludessie5219]

It’s an eye opener analysis for anyone who wants to invest in Ethiopia. Enormous gratitude to Mr. Daniel for doing such interesting, informative, and educational analysis. It’s amazing that this analysis was presented 11 years ago.

[@mardochekazadi5842]

Pe erreur épreuve du Pepe de EI la région e répondre à erreur et été petit déjeuner petit problème rencontre épépiner re

[@RamNaresh-vt3hj]

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[@samsonmekuria4290]

Very Good presentation to develop Ethiopian Economy After we abolish the present corrupted Eprdf/ppp government from Ethiopia. The point is very valid and will help for Ethiopia.

[@sew1391]

They should use this video to teach students in Universities! Great Talk!

[@kelz6569]

Thank you for this real life truth, bless you😊

[@MathewHeggem]

Very insightful. Thank you.

[@selamgetachew9746]

Wow what a great message to all of us Thank you 🙏🏿 so much it is amazing that Ethiopia has a great knowledgeable people I am so proud of you my brother and I am lucky to belong to you as an Ethiopian sister

[@danielnigusie1469]

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[@anniek2806]

What a talent making positive change to all around the world. Thanks

[@saidjarman]

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[@kemalabera3360]

genius and exceptional speech and should be translate or reap it by Amharic for the majorities

[@yetsomgize83]

Damn, this was 11yr ago! I wonder if this man still thinks the same way now?

[@tamiratdaniel9129]

At some point in 'life' ,the journey will come to an end .....sad 😭😭😭.

[@tsehaydemeke]

Excellent presentation and encouraging ideas. Thank you.

[@mikahel2107]

13 years ago! Anyone can today inform us about any initiative that has been made?

[@nesanetlehulum9046]

I renember Daniel Gad from st.Joseph school way back in the 1960

[@tortingseloc1810]

That video is gold

[@ermiyas6561]

Thank you!

[@gayleanders6248]

Use banana leaves for children's lunches for wrapping on a daily basis in schools. This is being done in places like Cambodia.. Just a suggestion..

[@LoveandGrace]

It would be interesting to see if the country has evolved in the aspects outlined in this speech.

[@kombaicross-joney4431]

😢

[@kombaicross-joney4431]

0:31

[@kombaicross-joney4431]

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[@zeggundan1]

finally, thank you¦ your presentation some how needs to reach the majority of the population. imported and non arganic products have become a social status among the ever growing middle class in Ethiopia, and this shows the lack of proper information to the public on the rich organic resources we have in ethiopia when it comes to organic good qualiy healthy food.

[@SALIMKHAN-rg5ph]

Amazing

[@samrunit]

I can't believe that I watch this in 2022. I lived in KZbin for the last 11yrs but I never came across this. Somebody must have hide it somewhere for some reason. Amazing presentation. It is still inspiring in 2022.

[@sumonray6919]

মৌজা আমতলী পং মেহারকুল জিলা কোতআলী কুমিল্লা বাংলাদেশ সব তৌজি ভূক্ত রায়তী সত্য ভূমি জৌত ভূত নাল মৌজা আমতলী পো ২.নং,উ:,দূগাপুর উ:,দূগাপুর উপজেলা আদশ সদর জিলা-কুমিললা বাংলাদেশ হাল,বি,এস,২৬৮৪.খারিজা, খতিয়ান ভূত রায়তী সত্য ভূমি মৌজা আমতলী আমার নিজ নামীয় খারিজা খতিয়ান, ২৬৮৪.বাংলাদেশ

[@raskidus1681]

Wow no words ,,, brother!!

[@marthaayele141]

We really need more people like you who motivate for good. Thank you so much and we are lucky to have you as a citizen.

[@NAraya-nt5xw]

please not like you uneducated low clase dictator when you are dreaming my Asseb map becouse my Asseb you have my map to map.

[@Ethi912]

እንዴት ነው መሬት ማገኘት ይሚቻለው ለግብርና ምርት መሬቱ ከተገኝ መስራት ይቻላል

[@philipstharakan]

Amazing. Do anyone know whether this project took off or not?

[@kamnoah8380]

Amazing perspective, it's been 11 years. It's just sad most of it has not been applied 😕

[@ethiopiahagre3502]

Amazing!

[@lemlemkahsaye4254]

Very interesting Bless you

[@zerai56]

Is this possible in Ethiopia? I heard a lot discouraging news, the birocracy is overwelming it is impossible? do you have any info about this?

[@YessWecan]

it is great how do I find Him?I want to enjoy it!

[@nebiuesayas8551]

Thank you for sharing your inspirational and amazing experience.I believe there are a lot untouched natural resources in developing nation like Ethiopia. Excellent presentation to give a glimpse awareness and insight to show solutions to Ethiopia’s basic problems . Everything you share is based on your proven experience so factual and practical . Thank you again.

[@odilodil3768]

ДД щз год х

[@yihenewkebede4205]

your idea is so great but what comes first is security and poletical correctness ,no one can do sth with out security. We have work change the education and land policy

[@dalac_93]

I came here after I watched a short video of the African youth conference at the AU. Africa is so rich yet so poor because of lack of vision in our leaders

[@sev7634]

He is such a brilliant guy 👏👏👏

[@mesraklisanework5446]

You are a blessing 🤠

[@gayleanders6248]

No doubt the richness in the soil will be better nutrition wise aswell. The fertiliser actually damages the nutritional value

[@drseuss8589]

What if you took the science of electric boiler water heaters (electric kettle), And made a large deployable attache to drop from a plane, containing an impact errupting supply of fast boiling water, to the effect of shattering ice in the artic; for the purpose of, but not limited to: mining, redirecting of currents and re-routing and building of new ice shelves

[@queene5541]

i have this thought, why don't they speak in Amharic?

[@aceone1988]

one thing this guy is not telling you is where is the money coming that the banks are making. that is from over printing the birr currency that has no buying power at all.

[@ambesso1428]

Wow, a journalist/socialite, remembering few memories, Daniel, I would say you've done well; the only basis for the surprise is based on the platform you stood on. Good luck, and think of what is crucial for Ethiopians; it isn't development for foreign countries. Instead, wealth should be in the hands of the indigenous people. Land, land, and land. We have owned nothing for the last fifty years. I am unsure whose wealth and who should be developing that you are exposing us to start investing. You are confirming that we have the natural resources, but we import our food and everything else. We can change the shallow presentation too much more severe data and factual information to creat a path to be the custodian of our country and resources.

[@Xestra37490]

Ethiopian government need to upgrade its schools and implement a true democracy get out of stupidity of ethnic violence. Oromo’s haven’t learn from TPLF the next catastrophic Coning from Oromo’s until they change Ethiopia will remain unattractive

[@freetellurian]

🤝✍️👍

[@nuraeninuraeni3864]

😊😊😊😊 0:11

[@gayleanders6248]

Plastic is killing our beautiful planet

[@user-js6mr1wy3v]

sweat presentation! in spite of the political situation in the country, almost all diasporas will repatriate when the Land ownership policy is corrected. Sorry, It is impossible to plan long term investment with out security. Investors prerequisite is security brother!! Ethiopia need to change its communal (state ownership) land policy to private ownership. Learn the cons of communal tenure regions in history.

[@gayleanders6248]

Just read your post. You have a point.. Hopefully there's a way. Where there is a will there is always a way.

[@youalesh1]

Even though your presentation is excellent, I feel like this doesn’t work in a corrupted country like Ethiopia. Let alone you can’t even live freely out of Addis with out fear of your and your family life. let’s not forget the situation in the ground . The saddest part of that is the situation is getting worst by day.

[@sadiaosman8494]

I guess,...u haven't stopped living despite the situation

[@youalesh1]

@@sadiaosman8494 i don’😉

[@ethiopiahagre3502]

Your negative perspective you make when was the last time you were there?

[@fitsumw2671]

@@ethiopiahagre3502 oh no you live in a fantasy land

[@iayyam]

Google him

[@woldetewolde7029]

እንደዚህ ዓይነት ደላላዎች ናቸው ለካ በማያባራ ጦርነትና ብጥብጥ የከተቱን። ከዮሴፍ ተማሪ እና የወያኔ አማካሪ ይሰውረን ጌታ፣ አሜን በሉ።

[@quanduke]

What in the alchemy is this? 😂

[@yohanneshailemichael]

Well ,your analysis and recommendations are eye opening but so sad to say that Ethiopians are so busy on killing each other and investing their energy planing about how to get sea gate when they don't necessarily need it 🤔

[@alvinmoran1707]

Cd? Cd BFF

[@abusht]

Tef is super food!! It's super food we'r being forced to eat it at least 2 times a day for LIFE, and that is if you are lucky!!!! CRAP

[@ebsamohamed5845]

Why would this guy need for he can eat human flesh like his Ethiopian brothers May beds in kibret