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Agriculture and sustainable development: British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation and Nigeria’s agricultural reformation agenda FEATURE 64 Sustainable business practices: Taking uncertainty out of enterprise risk Carey Bohanen & Swe Thant 66 69 LEADERSHIP The bid for developing quality leaders in African countries Senyo Adjibolosoo 76 COMMENT The quest for economic transformation in Africa Nicholas Depetris Chauvin 69 76 Obama needs Kerry’s help to accomplish Africa goals Alexander Bernard 78 Technology, international development, and an inconvenient truth Ken Banks 79 82 CULTURE Interview with Lola Shoneyin 82 ©2013 ABI Media. All Rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of ABI Media, Kemp House, Suite 966, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. Where an opinion is expressed it is that of the author and does not necessarily coincide with the editorial views of the publisher or The African Business Review. All information in this magazine is verified to the best of authors’ and the publisher’s ability. However, ABI Media does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from reliance on it. Throughout Africa and Asia, cowry shells were used as currency before the introduction of paper money. The African Business Review | 5