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PII 031 [TRUE STORY!] Growing Weeds Can Help Farmers Lower Animal Feeding Costs
The phrase “Useful Weed” understandably sounds like a contradiction in terms, since a “weed” by definition is an unwanted plant.
However, that expression perfectly captures the revised status of a onetime notorious weed, which today has been established by farmers/agronomists and animal nutritionists as a reliable alternative source of plant protein for use in livestock feed formulation.
I mention several names of this “useful weed” (Scientific, common, and local i.e. Igbo, Yoruba etc) in the first bonus publication on my website, sent to buyers of my new AUDIO titled Useful Ideas for Low Cost Animal Feed Production Using Local Ingredients – based on Civil War Experimentation by Biafran Scientists
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Tayo K. Solagbade* Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist *Best Practice Farm Business Support Specialist & Founder of the MS Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club and Competition Mobile: +234-803-302-1263 (in Nigeria) or +229-66-122-136 (in Benin Republic) Tayo K. Solagbade is a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to Farm Businesses and others. Since 2002, he has earned multiple streams of income providing individuals and organizations with personal development training and coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems/web hosting, freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners). Tayo is the author of the Self-Development (SD) Bible™ and the popular Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook. He is also the developer of its accompanying Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator™ and the Poultry Farm Manager™ software. He has delivered talks/papers to audiences in various groups and organizations, including the Centre for Management Development, University of Lagos, Christ Baptist Church, Volunteer Corps, Tantalisers Fast Foods and others. In May 2012 he was the Guest Speaker at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development’s Annual Semester Entrepreneurial Lecture at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos. On 1st April 2013, Tayo (who reads, write and speaks the French language) relocated to Cotonou, Benin Republic to begin slowly traveling across the West African region. His key purpose is to deliver talks, seminars and workshops on his key areas of focus and interest to interested audiences (Email tayo at tksola dot com for details). In a previous life, before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years (October 1994 to December 2001) as a high performing manager in Guinness Nigeria. He rose from Shift Brewer to Training & Technical Development Manager, and later acted in senior roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager. In addition to constantly challenging the status quo and influencing positive work changes, he built a reputation for using self-taught spreadsheet programming skills (starting with Lotus 1-2-3, and later moving to Excel Visual Basic) – in his spare time – to develop Automated Spreadsheet Applications to computerize manual report generation processes in the departments he worked. Over four(4) of his applications were adopted for brewery level reporting. Tayo holds a B.Sc degree in Agricultural Extension Services from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, having graduated top of his class – with Second Class Upper Division honors – in 1992. He is an Associate Member of the UK Institute & Guild of Brewing, a 1997 National Finalist of the Nigerian Institute of Management’s(NIM) Young Managers’ competition, a Certified Psychometric Test Administrator for Psytech UK, innovator of Spontaneous Coaching for Self-Development™ (SCfS-D™), and Founder of the Self-Development Academy (SDAc). When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Daily Self-Development Nuggets blog – on which he also publishes The Farm CEO Weekly Newspaper (sent via email to paid subscribers) and his Weekly Performance Improvement IDEAS newsletter. You can connect with him on Twitter @tksola.com and Facebook. Visit Tayo Solagbade Dot Com, to download over over 10 performance improvement resources to boost your personal and work related productivity. ====
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Knowing How to Code Is NOT Enough for Spreadsheet Programming Success [MUST READ: FREE PDF Introduction to Excel-VB Programming by J.Latham]
[NB: This is a non-password protected educational piece for members of my Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club]
In 2007, it cost my brother-in-law (Segun Ogunlana) about $34 USD to buy me a copy of the 1st edition of Professional Excel Development: The Definitive Guide to Developing Applications Using Microsoft Excel, VBA, and .NET
Today, given the crazy Nigerian Naira Exchange rate of N430 to $1 USD, that US dollar sum comes to approximately N15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Naira).
Now, even though this Excel Bible offers a lot more than the FREE Excel-VB PDF learning resource I will talk about further down, added to the fact that it is not really for beginners, I believe (and I explain why, below) getting the PDF ebook I recommend here for FREE is really a bargain!
Below are screenshots from selected pages of this PDF
I should add here that the author got my attention the most when I saw the effort he made to provide examples of how to use FORMS(intelligently enhanced with ActiveX controls) as data sources in automating MS Excel – (as can be seen from the interfaces in my apps – click here) for the ease of use it affords users, especially those who are novices or not Excel savvy.
I’ve never believed in reinventing the wheel:
Just knowing how to code, no matter how good you are, is not enough.
It’s important to establish a guiding philosophy to steer you right in doing what you do, if you want to succeed for the long term.
My background in Best Practice and Continuous Improvement based Performance Improvement has always helped me stay focused on what matters, which is GETTING NEEDED RESULTS and SOLVING PROBLEMS in a way that meets felt needs, resulting in progress for my clients – and, by implication, me.
Being skilled is only one dimension of the requirements for succeeding in any field.
Excel-VB Programming is no exception.
I say all this to impress upon you the importance of having the right mindset and orientation to deliver Excel-VB solutions that work for others.
A sound understanding of the experience based insights I share here can make a less skilled Excel-VB expert achieve greater success in terms of solving client problems as well as making money, compared to a rival who is more gifted at coding, but lacks these insights.
To put it simply, you will be all about using your know-how to solve user’s problem and NOT to impress or intimidate them. In otherwords, no attitude issues – which is a challenge some gifted programmers tend to have!
My understanding of the above, is why – In coaching others to program MS Excel using VBA – I regularly point them towards resources, on and off the web, that they can take advantage of, beyond whatever I may offer them, to become more proficient in VBA Solutions Development.
As I explained above, I belong to the school of thought that one must avoid falling into the mental trap of placing too much emphasis on programming or coding for the sake of it.
Instead, especially for those of us engaged in use of MS Excel to develop custom apps for busy users with unique needs, we MUST NEVER lose sight of the fact that solving the problem of our “user” is why we exist as providers.
So, we simply cannot afford to fall into the mindset of (some) conventional programmers who tend to be rigid in the way they go about doing what they do, and who typically refuse to try interacting with prospective end users in a manner that makes it easy for the latter to influence the development process.
It is my considered opinion, that to succeed in using MS Excel programming, one must think and act like a SOLUTIONS DEVELOPER and not just as a PROGRAMMER.
To do that, you will need to remember at all times that showing off your coding skills is not needed. Instead, learning how to optimally utilize your knowledge of MS Excel-VB Programming, to produce results specified by your client or employer will be the key to your long term success.
Without the above understanding, anyone who ventures into programming, especially using MS Excel-VB is likely to encounter considerable difficulty giving clients what they want, in a manner that satisfies them.
The above mentioned philosophy has over the years guided me to make efficient and effective use of my time and effort in serving clients.
So, rather than obsess excessively over coding to impress clients, I have learned to identify smart and time/effort saving ways to deliver results my clients want.
Sometimes doing that actually requires doing LESS or NO coding, and instead exploring smart techniques for using the MS Excel engine itself to deliver the desired automation.
A good example is the powerful dynamic report generation template shown below, that I created for the National Distribution Manager of a Telecoms Multinational during a private coaching session I had with him.
Click below or here to visit the page where I use two videos to show this powerful report in use (scroll half-way down the page)
Without using a single line of code, and depending ONLY on spreadsheet based features and functions in Excel, I setup the above shown interface that enabled him generate ANY scenarios he wanted at the click of a mouse on a menu item or button.
This is what I mean when I tell those I coach that the right mindset/mental attitude or THINKING is crucial to succeeding in Excel-VB Solutions Development.
[RECOMMENDED] Programming In Excel VBA – An Introduction (.pdf File) – By J.Latham
The above explained mental attitude is what makes me keen to expose those who learn from me, to resources that I have found helpful in developing myself to function competently as required.
This week, I refer you to a useful PDF resource, which – though a bit dated – having been prepared based on an old version of MS Excel, still offers considerably useful information and education for Successful VBA Programming in MS Excel.
Not only does it feature useful techniques and concepts, it also provides real world relevant examples and illustrations of virtually every aspect of VBA coding you will need to know to function competently as a developer.
Most importantly, it offers references to other expert resources, in form of highly competent/recognized MS Excel -VB professionals whose works you can study.
Now, here’s the best part: Despite offering such a comprehensive body of ready-to-use practical tips and wisdom on Excel-VB Solutions Development, this PDF does NOT cost anything i.e it is 100% FREE!
And that’s why I recommend that you download and read this PDF. Click here to visit the author’s site, where the PDF and several useful Projects Workbooks (with project code visible in the Visual Basic Editor) are available for download and study.
Like I said, it is a bit dated, but I believe it still offers useful foundation that you can build on.
Indeed it is instructive to note that there are still MANY business users who still work in older versions of MS Excel, due to the fact that they feel their needs continue to be well catered for by those versions (say from 2003 upwards).
As a developer, you need to take pains to make your solutions reasonably backward compatible, to ensure you don’t alienate a section of your target users who may be using relatively older Excel versions.
Only people who use pirated versions of the latest MS Excel will find it hard to understand why someone would choose not to install the so called latest version of Excel on his/her PC.
In developed societies for example, where piracy is not widespread, most business users do a cost-benefit analysis in order to decide whether or not to pay what is often NOT a light fee to upgrade to the new or latest version.
So, any developer looking to build and sell apps to such users would need to make his/her apps adaptable to running trouble-free on old as well as new versions.
In the course of future tutorials, I will periodically refer you to the contents of this PDF, to facilitate your comprehension of project based exercises you will be doing.
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Find Buyers for Your Products – Ideas for ANYONE to Get Started at ZERO COST [Featuring a List of 9 Resource Articles On How to Earn Passive Income Selling Your Artwork]
Quick Take-Away
I got inspired to write this piece after encountering several truly gifted artist expressing doubts about how to sell their wonderful art works.
So, this article features efforts of a real life artist to use social media to promote his works, as well as a list of 9 MUST READ Resource Articles On How to Earn Passive Income Selling Your Artwork.
It should however be noted that the ideas advocated can be successfully adapted for use in selling ANY other products, or indeed services.
It Pays to “Buy” Your Own Space On the Web – and Use It as a Launch Pad for Your Marketing
Over the past decade of using the web for business, I’ve learned that it’s smarter to have your own space, that you control, from which you then routinely publish and propagate your content on to any other promotional platforms.
Typically that means having – at least – a website.
I say this because time has shown that third party platforms, no matter how successful can always change how they work (or even fail) in a way that could disrupt the income earning system you setup on them.
If you have your own flagship website (e.g www.yourname.com), it becomes quite easy to modify references and URL on it to reflect such changes, with minimal disruption to your visibility or leads generation.
However, experience has also taught me that a website is not enough.
You see, to achieve optimal long term/sustainable leads generating marketing exposure, you need to harness a combination of web based resources in conjunction with your website.
[NB: I call it having a Web Marketing System (WMS). View a one page mind-map that I used to illustrate what I mean by a WMS here. Also click here to request access to my video explanation of the 9 key components of a WMS: I’ll email it to you]
But all that cannot be done overnight.
Indeed for most people who are good at what they do, but are not so tech or web savvy, doing it all – and doing it right – can be overwhelming!
I know this to be so from years of supporting gifted experts to implement WMS towards achieving improved name/brand recognition for quality sales leads generation.
That’s why I sometimes encourage such persons to start from a social media platform like Facebook e.g with a business promotion page.
For instance, if you are a painter/artist looking to make money, you can begin by setting up and featuring your artworks on your Facebook business page, with description, prices etc.
From there, you can link to a website(s) where your full gallery is on display.
Regarding use of free Facebook business page marketing here’s an example of what I have in mind(click this link): https://facebook.com/kolaartlinks
It’s a page setup some months ago by a young artiste based in Lagos.
I’d been seeing his paintings of famous personalities arranged on a church building’s wall along a major road for years, and knew he would get better marketing exposure if he leveraged the web the way I did/do.
NB: I earn over 80% of my income -passively – by selling PDF information products, custom Excel-VB software, audio podcasts and video tutorials, as well as my writing/web marketing services online).
So, one day when I came in from Cotonou, and ran into him at the neighborhood cafe, I told him what I had in mind, and got the needed information and graphics to kick-start the page.
The guy has not looked back since – and has been adding all sorts of enhancements.
His natural Facebook likes indicate he’s getting noticed.
But I notice he’s yet to begin doing the “connecting” with page members that I’ve challenged him to do. By this I mean writing new content to post, beyond sharing photos of products he wishes to sell. This is the key to attracting potential buyers to reach out to you.
Like I told him, all he needs is focused dedication to making creative updates to the page’s contents.
By sharing – for instance – the true story behind each product he showcases, and case studies of different client conversations he’s had, and sales he’s made (like I do on this blog), it’ll only be a matter of time before the inquiries begin to come in via the Facebook page.
The same applies to ANYONE else who diligently and intelligently makes use of the ideas offered in this piece.
You see, before people will buy from you with any degree of readiness, they first of all have to notice, like, and then trust you.
That process rarely happens instantly or overnight. And depending on what you’re selling, and who you’re trying to sell to, it can take a lot of time and work.
That’s why it’s best to do things that help to move as many of your potential clients as possible, towards TRUSTING you.
My success in getting total strangers send payment to me from in and out of Africa, at zero cost, is proof that using the content marketing strategy I advocate here, works.
PS: Like I said at the start, I wrote this article with artists in mind. So, if you’re looking for ideas about how to sell your artworks, here’s a list of potentially useful resource articles/pages you may wish to explore. I dug them up via a quick Google search
1.Sell Art Online – A list of the best sites to sell or promote your art
2. [UPDATED] 17 Ways to Sell Your Art Online
http://theabundantartist.com/15-ways-to-sell-your-art-online/
3. 2 Best Places to Buy and Sell Art Online
https://blog.dashburst.com/best-sites-to-buy-sell-art/
4. 250+ Places Artists Can Sell Online
http://www.artsyshark.com/125-places-to-sell/
5. Websites and Social Networking for Artists: Use Your Online Profile to Sell More Art
http://www.artbusiness.com/webworks.html
6. SPI 096: How to Make a Living Selling Your Artwork Online with Cory Huff from The Abundant Artist
SPI 096: How to Make a Living Selling Your Artwork Online with Cory Huff from The Abundant Artist
7. 10 Ways To Sell Your Art Online
http://www.moma.co.uk/10-ways-to-sell-art-online/
8. Selling Art Online: Information on Where (and How) to Sell Art on the Internet
http://emptyeasel.com/art-business-advice/selling-art-online/
9. Sell My ART! | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SellMyArt/
ART Marketing for ARTISTS! … Sell My ART!, Dublin, Ireland. … Etsy is not known as a site for selling paintings but some artists do and make money doing so , here ….. Updated for 2016 with our top picks of the best websites to sell your artwork. …. Anyone interested in buying my art Please contact me Here is a sample Mara.
Hope you find them useful – and goodluck
Related Resources
- PII 018: Using a Web Marketing System Does Not Require Attaining Perfection [Hint: But There Are Ground Rules You Need to Follow]
- It Takes Proven Know-How to Achieve Repeatable Web Marketing Success [True Story: How My 9 Year Old Domain Got Poached In May 2014, and I Used My Web Marketing System On a NEW Domain, to Build My Online Brand/Sales to a Higher Level Within 6 Months]
- Back Good Quality Website Content With Delivery of Value Promised, to Achieve Web Marketing Success (Special Offer: Buy My Ration Formulator Software, and get my Poultry Farm Manager Software FREE)
- Apart from Boosting Your Credibility, Using a Web Marketing System Can Help Your Target Audience Make Smarter Decisions and Avoid Exploitation
- Smart Marketing Systems Move Prospects Closer to Buying, Long After You’re Gone [Hint: Why It’s Better to Let People Convince Themselves to Buy from You, Instead of “Pushing” or “Chasing” Them!]
- VIDEO Presentation based on Tayo Solagbade’s Mind Map for Steve Roller’s “Reap What You Sow: 12 Ideas to Increase Your Harvest of New Clients In 3 to 6 Months”
- HIRE ME! [Response Generating Writing & Web Marketing Solutions]
A Buyer’s Feedback About my Audio on Biafran Scientists’ Animal Feeding Innovations!
[Audio Podcast] Amazing Story: How Biafran Scientists Innovated Low Cost Animal Feed (During the Nigerian Civil War) Using Zero Cost Local Ingredients
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A Buyer’s Feedback Within Hours of Getting the 1.5 Hour Long Audio
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I really enjoyed the audio lectures you have actually hit the nail on the head and you also strengthen some of my belie(f)s and convictions about running a farm. I would also like to know the names those plants you talked about on the lectures so that I can learn more about them.
Finally I would like to get the PDF or url link to the Indian website that carried out research on alternative feed ingredients for livestock feed production. Thanks a lot. ” – Aliyu Muhammed
Sent from my iPad
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In this audio podcast, Tayo Solagbade, using documented exploits of Biafran scientists during the 1967 – 1970 war as reference, discusses tried & Tested practical ideas for Farm CEOs to deal with feed production hardships they face today!
NB: The price for this audio reverted to N2.5k from midnight of Wednesday 7th September, 2016.
Format: AMR Audio = 6MB [MP3 = 20MB]
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Price: N2.5k
Preview: http://tinyurl.com/biafrafeed
GET FREE AUDIO SAMPLE:
Email your phone number to info at thefarmceo.net and I’ll send you Part 1 (0.5 hrs long) as a gift – along with bank payment details, in case you decide to pay, so I can send you Part 2 (1 hour long).
By way of interest, during the N1k promo period…
A long term client, Alhaji Sanni sent Etisalat airtime to my wife, at my request as payment for the audios.
A day earlier, another client, Azi Bulus had sent MTN airtime to my mother, at my request as payment.
A day after, Aliyu Muhammed – at my suggestion (since he used Diamond bank) – got a friend to do N1k online transfer via GTB to me on his behalf.
This was his first purchase from me, even though he’s been following my work online for a while.
In fact he only recently sent me the following message after reading my article linked below:
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“Good day sir I sent you the link to your article as a reference. I really enjoy your articles even though I have not yet bought any of your products yet. I love your thinking I wish more Africans can think like you not just Nigerians. Best regards.P. S.
thanks a lot for the wonderful articles. Keep it up” – Aliyu Muhammed
Here’s the URL to the article he read:
Conversation with a Nigerian in Diaspora, About Nigeria | SD Nuggets™
http://tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets/conversation-with-a-nigerian-in-diaspora-about-nigeria
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Get this audio free (N2.5k value) when you buy my popular Feed Formulation Handbook and software (N20.5k).
Contact me for details
Tayo K. Solagbade*
Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist & Multipreneur
*Best Practice Farm Business Support Specialist & Founder of the MS Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club & Competition
Mobile: +234-803-302-1263 (in Nigeria) or +229-66-122-136 (in Benin Republic)
[Get Audio FREE via Whatsapp] Useful Ideas for Low Cost Animal Feed Production Using Local Ingredients – based on Civil War Experimentation by Biafran Scientists
[Update 11th Sept. 2016: A Buyer’s Feedback About my Audio on Biafran Scientists’ Animal Feeding Innovations!]
I wanted to be sure it would work before I announced this non-cash option anyone can use to get my new (1.5 hour) audio podcast titled “Useful Ideas for Low Cost Animal Feed Production Using Local Ingredients – based on Civil War Experimentation by Biafran Scientists”.
Quick Take Away:
(1) Learn how you can get Part 1 of 2 (30 minutes long) FREE by adding me on Whatsapp
(2) Learn how you can get Part 2 of 2 (1 hour long) by sending me MTN airtime.
How one Farm CEO did it:
Azi Bulus is a Farm CEO based in a middle belt state in Nigeria, who also works as a lecturer in the state’s university.
Due to his busy schedule, the idea of going to the bank to pay such a small amount as N1k did not appeal to him — understandably (he does not currently use online banking).
NB: The price for this audio reverts to N2.5k from midnight today, Wednesday 7th September, 2016.
So he sent me SMS (I was visiting my parents with my kids at the time) to ask if he could pay by sending me N1k MTN Airtime on my Nigeria line as payment.
I consulted with my kids and they recommended that I send him their grandmother’s phone number (so we could gift her the airtime).
She has since confirmed getting the promised airtime, and I’ve sent him the audio files.
To do what he did, you can follow the instructions below:
1. Make sure you have N1,500.0 minimum airtime loaded
NB: The price for this audio reverts to N2.5k from midnight today, Wednesday 7th September, 2016.
2. Then dial the following code on your phone:
*600*08033021263*1500*0000#
(NB: I’ve inserted my phone number above).
The 0000 should be your default PIN to use this service. If you get prompted to set a new PIN, do so then replace 0000 with whatever your new PIN is.
The above code is for MTN users who want to send me MTN airtime as payment.
NB: If you don’t use MTN, you can buy MTN recharge card and scratch/send the PIN via SMS or email to me, making sure to keep the recharge cards until I confirm loading it successfully as airtime.
Here’s the original SMS announcement from yesterday a.m:
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True Story: Useful Ideas for Low Cost Animal Feed Production Using Local Ingredients – based on Civil War Experimentation by Biafran Scientists
MP3 Audio | 1.5 hrs
Price = N2.5k
*Pay N1k before MNT today & get it via email or whatsapp.
Reply YES to claim it.
Tayo K. Solagbade
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I’m sending Part 1 to everyone on Whatsapp as a gift. If you want it, just add me using my MTN Benin line: +229-66-122-136
Part 2 of the audio presentation goes to those who pay the required N1.5k.
NB: The price for this audio reverts to N2.5k from midnight today, Wednesday 7th September, 2016.PS: Read the preview I published recently on my blog
PII 030 [Case Study]: Using Excel-VB Automation for Smart “Usage Rates Tracking and Variable Cost Analysis” (Featuring: A Custom App Built for a Lagos-Nigeria based SME Manufacturer)
This week in my Performance Improvement Ideas (PI Squared) newsletter, I feature yet another case study article from my archives.
This time around, I’m talking about potential application of custom Excel-VB programming as a low cost, user-friendly means to effective and efficient data handling and report generation in “Usage Rates Tracking and Variable Cost Analysis” for manufacturing companies of ANY size.
As usual, the thinking advocated in this piece, can be successfully applied in a wide variety of situations. If you need help adapting them to suit your peculiar needs, get in touch with me using this form.
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Tayo K. Solagbade* Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist *Best Practice Farm Business Support Specialist & Founder of the MS Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club and Competition Mobile: +234-803-302-1263 (in Nigeria) or +229-66-122-136 (in Benin Republic) Tayo K. Solagbade is a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to Farm Businesses and others. Since 2002, he has earned multiple streams of income providing individuals and organizations with personal development training and coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems/web hosting, freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners). Tayo is the author of the Self-Development (SD) Bible™ and the popular Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook. He is also the developer of its accompanying Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator™ and the Poultry Farm Manager™ software. He has delivered talks/papers to audiences in various groups and organizations, including the Centre for Management Development, University of Lagos, Christ Baptist Church, Volunteer Corps, Tantalisers Fast Foods and others. In May 2012 he was the Guest Speaker at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development’s Annual Semester Entrepreneurial Lecture at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos. On 1st April 2013, Tayo (who reads, write and speaks the French language) relocated to Cotonou, Benin Republic to begin slowly traveling across the West African region. His key purpose is to deliver talks, seminars and workshops on his key areas of focus and interest to interested audiences (Email tayo at tksola dot com for details). In a previous life, before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years (October 1994 to December 2001) as a high performing manager in Guinness Nigeria. He rose from Shift Brewer to Training & Technical Development Manager, and later acted in senior roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager. In addition to constantly challenging the status quo and influencing positive work changes, he built a reputation for using self-taught spreadsheet programming skills (starting with Lotus 1-2-3, and later moving to Excel Visual Basic) – in his spare time – to develop Automated Spreadsheet Applications to computerize manual report generation processes in the departments he worked. Over four(4) of his applications were adopted for brewery level reporting. Tayo holds a B.Sc degree in Agricultural Extension Services from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, having graduated top of his class – with Second Class Upper Division honors – in 1992. He is an Associate Member of the UK Institute & Guild of Brewing, a 1997 National Finalist of the Nigerian Institute of Management’s(NIM) Young Managers’ competition, a Certified Psychometric Test Administrator for Psytech UK, innovator of Spontaneous Coaching for Self-Development™ (SCfS-D™), and Founder of the Self-Development Academy (SDAc). When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Daily Self-Development Nuggets blog – on which he also publishes The Farm CEO Weekly Newspaper (sent via email to paid subscribers) and his Weekly Performance Improvement IDEAS newsletter. You can connect with him on Twitter @tksola.com and Facebook. Visit Tayo Solagbade Dot Com, to download over over 10 performance improvement resources to boost your personal and work related productivity. ====
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THE FARM CEO (Issue 59): Useful Ideas for Low Cost Animal Feed Production Using Local Ingredients based on Creative Civil War Induced Experimentation by Biafran Scientists
[Update 11th Sept. 2016: A Buyer’s Feedback About my Audio on Biafran Scientists’ Animal Feeding Innovations!]
In this special issue of The Farm CEO newspaper, I discuss my findings about the story behind the herculean work done by a team of driven scientists to produce low cost animal feed using unconventional feed ingredients in the defunct Biafra, during the 1967 to 1970 Nigerian civil war.
They achieved amazingly creative identification and utilization of alternative livestock feed ingredients in production of feed for rearing livestock towards feeding Biafran populace with badly needed protein based meals.
Sadly, a lot of what they achieved – despite their great value adding potential – is yet to be fully adopted for use in our animal feed production industry as a nation.
Today, we’re currently experiencing SEVERELY HARSH economic times in Nigeria,that in some ways mirror the economic blockade that forced Biafrans to look inwards for their animal feed production needs.
For the above reason, I believe the time has never been better for us to revisit the MANY lessons to be learnt from what the Biafrans were forced to do in order to survive.
In this 2 part audio I explain in detail how NEW kinds of local feed ingredients in forms that we see daily around and ignore, were ingeniously exploited by the Biafrans to develop innovative equivalents of imported feed ingredients they no longer had access to.
Even if you don’t run a farm business, you’ll get a real education in creative perseverance, determination and vision from listenign to my narration of how it all happened.
Fill and submit this form (click here) to find out how you can get a copy of the 2 part (1.5 hour) audio recording.
NB: This is a broadcast meant for members of my Cost-Saving Farm Business Ideas club. If you are interested but not yet a member, get in touch for details of how to join.