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Akinwumi "Akin" Adesina is a Nigerian economist, who is currently serving as the President of the African Development Bank. He previously served as Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. 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). He was elected as the President of the African Development Bank in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2020. He is the first Nigerian to hold the post. Early life and education Adesina was born to a Nigerian farmer in Ibadan, Oyo state. He attended a village school and had a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria in 1981. He was the first student to be awarded this distinction by the university. He pursued further studies at Purdue University, Indiana and briefly returned to Nigeria in 1984, to get married. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 1988 from Purdue, where he won the outstanding Ph.D. thesis for his research work. Career From 1990 to 1995, Adesina served as a senior economist at West African Rice Development Association (WARDA) in Bouaké, Ivory Coast. 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 to 2008, he was an associate director for food security. Adesina was the Nigerian Agriculture Minister from 2010 to 2015. Adesina was named Forbes African Man of the Year, for his reform of Nigerian agriculture. He introduced more transparency into the fertiliser supply chain. He also said that he would give away mobile phones to farmers, but this proved too difficult. One of the reasons was lack of a mobile network in country areas.

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Notable quotes

“I look at all the commercial banks in Africa, and I see that we’re not lending to young people. All our young people are flying out, and that makes me ashamed as the president of the African Development Bank. I can’t take it.”
— On the ongoing exodus of young Africans seeking better opportunities abroad and failure of financial institutions to invest in young people.
“Africa cannot rely on the benevolence of others; investment is the strategy. Hard-nosed investments bringing in private capital are necessary to unlock Africa's assets.”
— Interview with BBC on his message for Africa as he wraps up his post as AFDB President.
“Poverty is not a statistic. There's a mother, there's a child, there's a farmer, there's a rural community that needs access to electricity, to water, to sanitation, to health. You can't just depend on the benevolence of others.”
— Sharing his worldview, based on his life story.
“The High 5s have impacted on the lives of over 565 million people across Africa,” Adesina said. “These are not just figures. They are futures. They are hopes realized.”
— On the High 5s development priorities: Light Up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa he launched to begin his AFDB Presidency in 2015.
“Every time that I see a problem, my approach is not to just complain that people aren’t giving you enough; you have to figure out some innovation that will allow you to address the problem. That is what we have done for climate change.”
— On his approach to climate efforts.
“Some people think that it’s just the African Union going to set up some agency for itself. Actually, it would be an independently-run, top-notch professional agency that provides the counterfactuals. When you go to the doctor and run tests, you have the right to ask for a second opinion, don’t you? Yes, so it’s time to do that.”
— Backing the creation of an African credit rating agency.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“I look at all the commercial banks in Africa, and I see that we’re not lending to young people. All our young people are flying out, and that makes me ashamed as the president of the African Development Bank. I can’t take it.”
— On the ongoing exodus of young Africans seeking better opportunities abroad and failure of financial institutions to invest in young people.
“Africa cannot rely on the benevolence of others; investment is the strategy. Hard-nosed investments bringing in private capital are necessary to unlock Africa's assets.”
— Interview with BBC on his message for Africa as he wraps up his post as AFDB President.
“Poverty is not a statistic. There's a mother, there's a child, there's a farmer, there's a rural community that needs access to electricity, to water, to sanitation, to health. You can't just depend on the benevolence of others.”
— Sharing his worldview, based on his life story.
“The High 5s have impacted on the lives of over 565 million people across Africa,” Adesina said. “These are not just figures. They are futures. They are hopes realized.”
— On the High 5s development priorities: Light Up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa he launched to begin his AFDB Presidency in 2015.
“Every time that I see a problem, my approach is not to just complain that people aren’t giving you enough; you have to figure out some innovation that will allow you to address the problem. That is what we have done for climate change.”
— On his approach to climate efforts.
“Some people think that it’s just the African Union going to set up some agency for itself. Actually, it would be an independently-run, top-notch professional agency that provides the counterfactuals. When you go to the doctor and run tests, you have the right to ask for a second opinion, don’t you? Yes, so it’s time to do that.”
— Backing the creation of an African credit rating agency.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Akinwumi "Akin" Adesina is a Nigerian economist, who is currently serving as the President of the African Development Bank. He previously served as Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. 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). He was elected as the President of the African Development Bank in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2020. He is the first Nigerian to hold the post. Early life and education Adesina was born to a Nigerian farmer in Ibadan, Oyo state. He attended a village school and had a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria in 1981. He was the first student to be awarded this distinction by the university. He pursued further studies at Purdue University, Indiana and briefly returned to Nigeria in 1984, to get married. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 1988 from Purdue, where he won the outstanding Ph.D. thesis for his research work. Career From 1990 to 1995, Adesina served as a senior economist at West African Rice Development Association (WARDA) in Bouaké, Ivory Coast. 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 to 2008, he was an associate director for food security. Adesina was the Nigerian Agriculture Minister from 2010 to 2015. Adesina was named Forbes African Man of the Year, for his reform of Nigerian agriculture. He introduced more transparency into the fertiliser supply chain. He also said that he would give away mobile phones to farmers, but this proved too difficult. One of the reasons was lack of a mobile network in country areas.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Akinwumi "Akin" Adesina is a Nigerian economist, who is currently serving as the President of the African Development Bank. He previously served as Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. 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). He was elected as the President of the African Development Bank in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2020. He is the first Nigerian to hold the post.

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