industrial attachment report
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Students Industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) was established by ITF (Industrial Training Fund) in 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills required for employment in industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions. SIWES is an exercise created for students of higher education to enable them practice those things they have learnt theoretically in class. It also helps to expose students to the use of certain industrial equipment.
The exercise reveals students skills as well as inspiring students’ ambition to become useful citizens in the future. It also helps them to interact with the highly respected and educated personalities. These students are willing and eager to prepare themselves to attain certain higher positions after graduation.
This is a report of the SIWES experience I had at the national root crops research institute, Umudike, abia state.
CHAPTER 2 COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The National root crops research institute (NRCRI), Umudike is one of the 17 Agricultural research institutes in Nigeria. The institute started as a provincial experimental farm under the national department of agriculture with headquarters at Moor plantation. It assumed a federal status to become Federal Agricultural Research and Training Station (FARTS) in April 1, 1972. By April 1, 1976 it became known as national root crops research institute by the Agricultural research institutes decree of 1973.
In line with its national and zonal mandate, the institute has the responsibility of conducting research into:
Genetic improvement of root & tuber crops of economic importance in Nigeria
Agronomy of root and tuber crop production including farming systems development for the southeast agro ecology
Design and fabrication of simple agricultural farm tools and equipment
Storage, processing, utilization of root & tuber crop production.
NRCRI has taken giant strides with
Students Industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) was established by ITF (Industrial Training Fund) in 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills required for employment in industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions. SIWES is an exercise created for students of higher education to enable them practice those things they have learnt theoretically in class. It also helps to expose students to the use of certain industrial equipment.
The exercise reveals students skills as well as inspiring students’ ambition to become useful citizens in the future. It also helps them to interact with the highly respected and educated personalities. These students are willing and eager to prepare themselves to attain certain higher positions after graduation.
This is a report of the SIWES experience I had at the national root crops research institute, Umudike, abia state.
CHAPTER 2 COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The National root crops research institute (NRCRI), Umudike is one of the 17 Agricultural research institutes in Nigeria. The institute started as a provincial experimental farm under the national department of agriculture with headquarters at Moor plantation. It assumed a federal status to become Federal Agricultural Research and Training Station (FARTS) in April 1, 1972. By April 1, 1976 it became known as national root crops research institute by the Agricultural research institutes decree of 1973.
In line with its national and zonal mandate, the institute has the responsibility of conducting research into:
Genetic improvement of root & tuber crops of economic importance in Nigeria
Agronomy of root and tuber crop production including farming systems development for the southeast agro ecology
Design and fabrication of simple agricultural farm tools and equipment
Storage, processing, utilization of root & tuber crop production.
NRCRI has taken giant strides with