According to Adesina , "over N776 billion ($4.8 billion) was estimated to have been lost to corruption or an average of N26 billion (162.5mln) annually while the system displaced the private sector while  Nigerian farmers lost their dignity."

Adesina said the Agricultural Transformation Agenda was begun using a three-stage approach of treating agriculture as a business rather than as a social or developmental issue, using the value chain approach of adding value to everything produced in Nigeria and ensuring a paradigm shift to agriculture which is the engine growth of the economy.

Source: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1030-adesina-how-fg-ended-40-years-n800bn-fertilizer-scam-in-90-days