May God bless all risk takers and continue protecting those whose work demands courage, patience, and responsibility. Farming logistics often require difficult decisions and faith.

During my active involvement in supplying ruminant animals, my team and I accepted many risks to ensure animals reached their destinations safely under constant pressure.

One memorable assignment involved supplying cows to Adeolapaws and Farms. We carefully planned the journey from Oke Ogun, considering traffic, security concerns, animal welfare together.

My team departed Oke Ogun later in the evening, while I remained behind with a colleague to complete important arrangements in Ibadan before joining them.

I joined them at Iwo Road around 1am, and we continued toward Abeokuta. By approximately 2:30am, delivery was successfully completed without incident that night.

Offloading required patience and careful handling before we returned toward Ibadan, arriving around 5:30am. My father's prayers eventually became constant: God's protection over you.

Abdullah Opeyemi Akande
B.Agric. (FUNAAB)
GAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Animal Sci. (UI)
RAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Int’l Business (UU, UK)
Ph.D. in view