Akinwumi Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for Nigeria.[1] Until his appointment as Minister in 2010, he was Vice President of Policy and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).[2]
Career
He received a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ife (Obafemi Awolowo University) and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University (1988).[3]
He worked at the Rockefeller Foundation since winning a fellowship from the Foundation as a senior scientist in 1988. From 1999 to 2003 he was the representative of the Foundation for the southern African area. From 2003 until 2008 to the present he was an associate director for food security.
Recognition
- In July 2007, he was awarded the YARA Prize for the African Green Revolution in Oslo.
- In 2008, Purdue University’s College of Agriculture gave him their Distinguished Agricultural Alumni Award.
- In 2010 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Franklin and Marshall College
Personal
He and his wife Grace Adesina have two children.[4]
References
- ↑ "Interview: Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture, Nigeria". This is Africa. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Transformation agenda, a surgical operation on Nigeria - Agric Minister". LinkedIn. 19 June 2012.
- ↑ "Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina". High-Level Meeting on Drought National Policy. March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ Profile:Akinwuni Adesina, Ogala Wordpress