Stimulating Agriculture 3 – Rolling On Setting National goals           The Asian and Pacific region contains almost half of the world population. It is also the home of two-thirds of the world’s poorest people.           It is estimated 560 million people live on less than $1.25US  a day.           More than half of this region…

Tactics for change        There are no easy ways to increase food production in many developing countries.         Governments must agree on a strategy for change, make resources available, and upgrade extension, education, and research services. But the best extension services are ineffective unless they are wanted by the end-user.         Taiwan (ROC) was turned…

Stimulating Agriculture 1 –         My next series of blogs will be on this topic. I will tell you why.         Today much of the publicity seems to be about getting rid of fossil fuels to reduce global warming. No one seems to talk about the real problem  – overpopulation.         When I was born…

INSIGHT 2021 – Rolling On – A Handful of Tips 80 Over the last eight years, I have posted 682 blogs. So far they have been viewed 8, 785 times by 2,392 visitors. These blogs have been divided into five sections. 1. “A Handful of Tips” (100 topics) 2. “Another Handful of Tips” (100 topics)…

WRITING – Keep it simple and lively           If you want to be read, and understood, make an effort to improve your writing skills.           Unless your writing is easy to read many of your readers will not finish reading it, or misunderstand your message.           Try to bait your messages, to hook your reader, …

WORK – Rejoining the Workforce –         After a long absence from work, boosting your confidence and self-esteem is just as important as retraining. You may have been a student, raising a family, laid off, returning from international work, or retiring from the police or the armed forces.         The time has come to work…

Visual Aids – Visual impressions linger longer than words Research has shown an audience remembers about 20% of what they hear and about 80% of what they see.  That’s why you should use visual aids. Having carried out recall exercise in many countries I have found very similar results.   If you use visual aids well…

TRAINING  – Aim for results –          Managers and leaders should be involved in planning training. Without their full support, encouragement and follow-up, expensive training can be wasted.          Having run training programmes in many countries I found when top managers and directors showed  an interest in training programmes trainees were encouraged to make a…

TIME SAVING –         Our time is our most valuable commodity so aim to make the best use of it.         Make time and patience your two best friends.         Planning and perseverance are the keys to getting things done on time.         Each day is a clean slate- you start afresh. Make the most…

THINKING TIMES –             The way you think determines the way you act. The way you act will decide your future.         We all have one thing in common – a 24 hour day. It’s how we use that time that makes the difference.          Thinking time is essential for solving problems and hatching new…