Akinwumi Adesina, the man behind the reviving and mordernizing of Nigeria's agriculture and breaking the "oil curse"

Akinwumi Adesina - Nigeria's minister for Agriculture. PHOTO/Getty Images

When President Goodluck Jonathan was elected two years ago, he pledged reforms that would transform the lives of tens of millions of farmers who make a meager living despite occupying some of Africa's most fertile land.

Oil remains the main source of foreign currency and state revenues, but agriculture is by far the biggest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), making up 40 percent of Africa's second

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