The of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, won the 2017 World Food Prize. He won for helping to increase grown in Africa. He changed laws. He made it for to get . Mr Adesina increased food for millions of in Africa.
The 1970 Nobel Peace Prize started the World Food Prize. He helped to fight . These helped to stop in Asia. Mr Adesina "grew up in ". He worked at and got a Ph.D. He became Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture. He helped of very people in .