The 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s Acceptance Speech
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina was one of the two laureates of the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony for leading Africa’s development through agricultural innovation and by promoting good governance in Africa.
“This Prize is not about me. No one should ever work to win a Prize. I serve God and humanity. For my life is only used to the extent to which it helps to lift millions out of poverty.
There’s still so much to do to make the world a better place for all. That’s why this Sunhak Peace Prize is a great inspiration for me. It is a call to do more fore those least privileged around the world and especially in Africa.
So, let’s turn our swords into plows and our spears into pruning forks. Let’s turn our guns into seed planters, and replace bullets with seeds to grow our food. Let’s end the indignity of hunger in our world, for God wants it so.”
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina concluded his acceptance speech by announcing that he will dedicate all of the cash award of the Sunhak Peace Prize to his foundation, the World Hunger Fighters Foundation, to carry on the Lord’s request to provide “daily bread” for everyone around the world.
