Ignore my stressed face; today, I worked alongside wonderful farm workers, administering treatments to many animals. Their dedication reminded me that people remain the heart of every successful modern farm.

Some employees can act carelessly and create serious risks, but others are dependable, committed, and willing to sacrifice greatly. Such workers are treasures deserving recognition, respect, and appreciation consistently daily.

Human resource management helps farms recruit suitable people, build healthy relationships, provide fair compensation, monitor performance, manage diversity, train employees, and protect workers through safety practices. Manage people wisely always.

Every worker deserves dignity regardless of tribe, ethnicity, age, or background. Understanding individual personalities, communicating respectfully, rewarding diligence, providing training, adequate staffing, shifts, rest, and safety brings excellence everywhere together.

When farm managers value their people, productivity, loyalty, and animal welfare improve. Let us build workplaces where employees feel respected, protected, motivated, and appreciated for their contributions every day consistently.

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