Against all odds (Record no. 8195)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781728315386
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 338.196HES
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Personal name Leon Hesser
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Against all odds
Remainder of title World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his drive to feed Africa
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Bloomington, IN
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. AuthorHouse
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 221 p. : ill, ; 24 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book is about the journey of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his mission to end poverty in Africa. Growing out of poverty and witnessing hardships of being poor, he set his life mission as giving hope to millions of the poor in rural Africa. A globally respected economist with decades of experience working in some of the worlds' leading organizations including the Rockefeller Foundation and global agricultural research centers, Dr. Adesina's work and passion continues to guide and shape global efforts on transforming Africa's agriculture to create wealth for its farmers. As Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture, he led bold reforms that cut out corruption and helped to lift over 15 million farmers out of poverty within four years. Awarded the World Food Prize in 2017 for his work, Dr. Adesina is relentless and selfless, donating his
Source 50,000 prize to support Africa's youth to become global hunger fighters. As President of the African Development Bank - Africa's premier development finance institution - Dr. Adesina is driving the Bank's
-- 5 billion investment to help Africa turn agriculture into wealth and achieve food security. The book is a palpable story of this man's determination to help Africa feed itself, Against All Odds, following the footpath of his mentor, Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, the man who fed the world.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Adesina, Akinwumi A.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Biography 01/17/2025   338.196HES URD000716 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book