Africa: Adesina - I Will Not Rest Until Africa Breaks Out of Hunger

3 July 2017
interview

President of the Africa Development Bank and erstwhile Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, recently emerged the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. The prestigious $250,000 prize is given annually to a person who has worked to advance human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. In this interview with former presidential aide and THISDAY columnist, Reuben Abati, Adesina said the global recognition will spur him to do more to end hunger and poverty in Africa and the world. Excerpts:

Congratulations on the award of the World Food Prize, known as the 'Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture'. It is a great moment for you and also for Nigeria, and for in fact the whole world. What does your recognition as the 2017 laureate mean to you?

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