A report for internship caried out at Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI).

Abstract

This report contains and describes the activities implemented, skills and qualifications gained, challenges faced during the industrial training, conclusion of the report and recommendations derived from the challenges faced at Mukono zonal agriculture research and development institute. The objective of this industrial training is to make students benefit from the skills and knowledge gained from the fields, apply the knowledge they get from the classroom in the field and build self-confidence. During internship I was attached to all departments of crop production and animal production, this was followed by orientation, then implemented activities that include, crop and natural resources that include, horticultural crops, annual crops (beans, maize cassava, etc.), perennial crops (coffee, banana and cocoa), agroforestry (nursery and demos/woodlots), post-harvest handling and irrigation system, livestock and aquaculture (fish, poultry, piggery, cattle), technology promotion(outreach). These activities have made me to gain a lot of skills and knowledge based on agronomic Ices, management practices, data collection, pest and disease incidence, implemented new technologies in urban farming and its protection, fish farming, fruit propagation, agroforestry management, post-harvest handling and irrigation systems, livestock management and fish farming, how to conduct outreach for technology promotion.

I also faced some challenges stated in chapter four. In conclusion all the activities were implemented and industrial training was carried out successfully, I was able to gain a lot from it. I was in position of getting practical skills and knowledge in line with my career and relating with people in the field. Much as all were successfully done, there were also some little challenges that hindered the smooth running of the training.