Agriculture has been named Forbes African Person
of the Year. Photo: Facebook
Nigerian Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina
has been named the 2013 Forbes African of the
Year beating Nigerian billionaires Aliko Dangote
and Jim Ovia.
Adesina was given the award for his reforms to the
country's farming sector.
'He is a man on a mission to help Africa feed itself',
said Forbes Africa editor Chris Bishop.
'My goal is to make as many millionaires, maybe
even billionaires, from agriculture as possible',
Adesina said in his acceptance speech.
Aliyu Tanko from BBC Hausa says Adesina has
introduced more transparency into the supply and
distribution of fertiliser, which had previously been
marred by massive corruption.
Additional report from BBC.
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