▲Founder of Sunhak Peace Prize Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, Ms. Waris Dirie, Dr. Il Sik Hong Chairman At the Lotte Hotel World in Seoul, South Korea, the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony convened on February 9, 2019, with about 1,000 participants in attendance, including 100 current and former heads […]
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<The ’00’ is Lifting Millions of Africans Out of Poverty in Africa> World Bank predicted that _________ and agribusiness together are projected to be a US$ 1 trillion industry in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2030, compared to US$ 313 billion in 2010. ____________ is the primary source of food and income for Africans and
African activists share prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize Tuesday, November 27, 2018 A Somali-born activist and supermodel who led the fight against the practice of female genital mutilation and a Nigerian physician who has taken on Africa’s food crisis through his work supporting small farmers will share this year’s third Sunhak Peace Prize and its $1
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I am greatly honored to learn of my award of the globally prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize. Wherever there are wars and conflicts, people go hungry. Wherever there is peace, food security thrives. Let us feed our world with peace. @akin_adesina
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Dr. Wkinwumi Adesina had a vision that in order for Africa to overcome chronic poverty in the 21st century and stand by itself, African countries must transform their agricultural sectors. With this in mind, for 30 years he has spearheaded agricultural innovation and improved food security for millions of people throughout the African continent. Dr.
He pioneered major transformations in the agricultural field, including expanding food production by introducing high yielding technologies, designing and implementing policies to support farmers’ access to technologies at scale, increasing the availability of credit for millions of smallholder farmers, attracting private investments for the agricultural sector, rooting out corrupt elements in the fertilizer industry, and
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Nigeria’s Ex-Minister Named Recipient of Prestigious Peace Prize The African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina speaks during the World Economic Forum in Kigali. The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee has selected the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, as one of its 2019 laureates. As an agricultural economist, Mr Adesina, a former minister
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The Sunhak Peace Prize for 2019 Awarded to Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina NOVEMBER 23, 2018 11:20 AM The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee announced Laureates for the Sunhak Peace Prize for 2019 – Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina. Waris Dirie, a human rights activist and super-model, is widely acclaimed for raising
