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Adesina scoops honorary doctorate from Ugandan University
Adesina scoops honorary doctorate from Ugandan University
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina reminded an audience of Africa’s knack for unique home-grown innovation as he was honored by one of the continent’s oldest and most respected universities last Friday.
Adesina joined graduates at a ceremony in Uganda, where he received an honorary doctorate from Makerere University. He recounted how a phone call from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni some 20 years earlier had led to one of the country’s most famous inventions.
Back then, Adesina was associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation. Museveni had sought his advice to deal with the country’s banana glut. That conversation eventually led to a relationship with Makerere University’s food technology department, which developed a method to transform bananas into shelf-stable flour that could be used to prepare the local staple dish, matoo
Views: Visits 3 Akinwumi Adesina receives honorary doctorate from renowned Makerere University in Uganda By Jimoh Babatunde African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has called for more investment in science and technology to cope with the fourth industrial revolution. Speaking during a visit to the Makerere University’s Chairperson of Council, Lorna Magara, and university management last week, he said the fourth industrial revolution will be marked by advances in artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, nanotechnology and biotechnology. “University education is the most critical thing that any society should do, and when it comes to Africa, you find that not more than 9% of our population has access to tertiary education,” Adesina said at the meeting.
Daily Monitor
Saturday March 13 2021
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