We overdo and abuse this fertilizer stuff in Nigeria, especially among farmers in the southern part of the country.
Fertilizer is gradually becoming another crop on its own in the same field where crops are being grown.
Before the crop can even breathe after transplanting, bags of fertilizer have already landed on the farm.
Honestly, it is understandable if northern farmers are doing all that because of the type of soil common in many parts of the North.
But what is the need for overdoing it in the South?
Most southern soils are already naturally rich with many of the nutrients crops need to grow well. Fertilizer is supposed to support the soil, not completely replace the soil’s natural fertility.
Apply NPK. Two weeks later: Apply Urea. Next: Another booster. Then foliar. Then another enhancer.
For what exactly?
I have personally grown healthy peppers on ordinary virgin soil. I also know a friend growing hybrid tomatoes commercially using mainly poultry manure.
In fact, it was when I travelled to Sokoto that I first saw fertilizers being heavily used on crops apart from maize. In Anambra, that kind of practice is alien to us.
The truth is, the more synthetic fertilizer you continuously introduce into the soil without balance, the more stressed, acidic, and biologically weak the soil gradually becomes over time.
Excess fertilizer does not automatically mean excess yield.
Overfeeding crops can be just as dangerous as underfeeding them.
You begin to see: • Weak root systems
• Excess leaves with poor fruiting
• Soil acidity
• Nutrient imbalance
• Crop burn
• Reduced microbial life in the soil
• More pest and disease problems
I am not sidelining the importance of fertilizers. I even sell fertilizers to farmers myself.
But balance is the goal.
If possible, test your soil before planting so you understand what the land already has and what it truly lacks before adding anything.
Practice proper farm management too: • Good spacing
• Organic manure
• Mulching
• Crop rotation
• Moisture management
• Timely weeding
You will realize that fertilizer is not always the magic key to crop production.
Let us not become fertilizer-dependent, especially on soils that can still naturally produce well on their own.
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Despite producing double the cement Nigeria needs, three companies control the market and have hiked prices to 15,000 naira per bag, making home ownership an impossible dream for you.
Let me share what I have done in the past as a PmP mapped into the 5 steps from @DrOlaBrown's article.
Quick background so you understand where I'm coming from. During my YCT days, I used to work in some plastic factory hence the reason for my hard palm 😀😅. I also had to borrowed money to pay my first UNILAG school fees. I was visibly pako😀
disclaimer: Me, I’m not trying to be as rich as Dangote or Otedola 😅. far from it.
In fact, I’ve said before that once I hit my personal target of about $2m liquid assets, I’ll probably disappear to Igbotako for community development work and a quieter life.
Also, I am not rich yet. but we thank God
Now, lets see how the steps in the article fit into what I have done ... of course there are other things and steps that help
Step 1: Get into a good university.
I didn't stop at polytechnic. Even at YCT during my ND, I pushed for UNILAG. Finished with First Class in Accounting. BGS in both the department and faculty for both institutions. Over 20 academic awards.
I knew early that my CV has to scream for me given that no one could make the calls for me.
At my Sahara 2016 GMT programme final interview, they projected my CV to the chairman and other board members present at that interview - ND Distinction, First Class, BGS twice, ICAN, ACCA, 20+ awards.
The Chairman and the entire board couldn't even ask me a question. He just said: "Do you have any life? Did you have fun in school?" I can see how impressed and couldnt just say know...I knew I already got the job.
Step 2: Work in financial services.
I moved into consulting, focused on financial services and a very niche complex area (actuarial and quant). And I don't just deliver on client engagements. I want them to see the difference.
Two of the biggest insurance companies CEO in Nigeria wrote to Partner about how exceptional I was on a projects..That actually added more case to a back to back double promotion
I have slept in the office because of client deliverables. not once, not twice as a Senior and as a Manager.
There is no substitute for hard work. I keep telling younger ones this. You cannot shortcut excellence when you don't have connections backing you up.
Step 3: Realise it will take longer.
I play the long game. One reason I stayed back in Nigeria is because I can see the massive opportunities ahead in the space I work in.
The difference in my earnings over the last decade vs now is significant and it's still very far from what's possible.
Today I told some LASU students if they could imagine that some folks earn ₦30m+ per month in this Lagos?
The good thing about the path I chose is that seeing those numbers ahead is always comforting. The ceiling is high. You just have to be patient enough to climb.
Step 4: Grow your network.
Naturally, I am a very shy person. Extremely introverted. But in the last 5 years, I've pushed myself to connect with clients, colleagues, and people outside my comfort zone.
We've won engagements just because of a presentation I did for some years ago.
I make myself available for some pro bono work. My last IFRS 9 video took over 12 hours to produce, even though you all see 4 hours of content.
Some clients call me outside work hours. I focus on how to make them look good with their boss too. Networking is really just giving.
Step 5: Be aggressive about self development.
This is the biggest one for me.
ACCA. ACA. CFA. FRM. SCR. And now actuarial exams IFOA and SOA. Passed 14 papers across both in 3 years. Also failed 10 papers in that same period.
Failing is part of it lol. I'm quite aggressive.
Last December, I was in the office from Dec 26 to 4AM on January 1st writing a 96hour SOA assessment. I actually spent over 80 hours on it.
That means I literally started the new year in the office.
Extreme? Yes. I don't encourage anyone to do that. But that's what it took.
Working your way out of poverty comes with massive tradeoffs. And it's perfectly rational to decide not to do it that way. But if you choose this path, know that momentum compounds.
The early years are the hardest. The loneliest. But every exam, every late night, every relationship you build, it stacks up.
May be when I buy my AMG G 63😎, I will come back and confirm that yes it's possible. for now lets keep trusting the process.
I'm not even rich yet. But I'm always thankful for how far I've come. Grateful for everyone that has been part of my joinery...friends, family, colleagues , scholarships companies, bosses etc
TBT to my 2020 birthday...one clown had to remind me how I be pako for undergrate
🚨: Chinese biologist Hongmei Wang seeks to extend women's fertile life by making menstruation occur every 3 months.
Which would theoretically preserve more eggs and extend the fertile period.
🚨José Mourinho on Pep Guardiola vs Sir Alex Ferguson:
“I hear people comparing Pep Guardiola to Alex Ferguson and I smile, because for me it is not the same story."
"For me, it is simple: one made history. The other makes… triangles.”
Ferguson built dynasties across different generations, different styles, different challenges. He wins titles with youth, with experience, with players adapting every season. That is evolution."
Pep? Fantastic coach, beautiful football, yes. But always the perfect conditions, the perfect structure, the perfect orchestra already tuned for him."
"Ferguson creates the orchestra. Pep conducts it."
"Big difference.”
Imagine fishing for hours and not catching any fish. Not one.
Now it’s dark, cold.
You’re hungry, thirsty, tired, bones aching, disappointed, beating up on yourself, wishing you never came.
You’ve given up.
You know everyone’s back home depending on you and now you have to deliver disappointing news.
Then out of nowhere, your best friend appears.
You tell him you came in vain—
you caught no fish.
He tells you to try again on the right side.
You look at him like he’s gotta be crazy.
You’ve been there for hours, you know for a fact the net will be empty when it comes back up again.
You do it anyway…
and would ya look @ that…
Net full.
Do you realize that your best friend is the final boss?
The one who loves & adores you is in charge.
The ocean waves turn which ever way he commands.
The hearts of the Kings are in his hands.
My goodness, I love him so much.
🎼What a friend we have in Jesus🎶
🎼All our sins & griefs to bear🎶
🎼What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer🎶
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Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter
🔥🚨BREAKING: Kanye West made history, after being blackballed by the entire industry, Ye 80k people singing "Heartless" with him at SoFi Stadium
Ye: "That's what 80,000 people sound like ladies and gentlemen... they said I'd never be back in the states. Two sold-out concerts.”