Abstract:
The industrial training was carried out at National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) located in Wakiso district along Kampala - Gayaza road at Namulonge village. The Industrial Training was from 1st March to 6thMay, 2022.
In this training, I was attached to 6 different sections which include Administration, Farm workshop, Legumes, Horticulture, Cereals and Root-crops. The main purpose of this training is to equip students with basic practical skills while, relating to the theoretical knowledge learnt from class into, practical. This information plus the practical skills were obtained from, the field technicians after interacting with them in the different sections as we were allocated and through reading text books, from the internet on sites containing relevant information, visual observations from the field and interaction with fellow internees.
This report comprises of four chapters which include Chapter one containing the information about the institute i.e. background, location, objectives, core, values, vision and mission. Chapter two containing the activities that were carried out and was involved in the different sections as we were allocated. Chapter three, which has the skills gained, responsibilities, challenges faced, the influence of the activities to my future career plus the correlation of the attachment with classroom knowledge. Chapter four which contains the conclusions and the possible recommendations.
I gained the following skills during my industrial training, breeding in sweet potatoes and cassava, genetic material evaluation, planting upland in the screen house and lowland, rice, setting up experimental designs, grafting in tomatoes, field marking in legumes and field lining in Oil palm
However, despite all the skills and knowledge gained, some challenges were encountered which include little or no exposure to some pests and diseases of some plants due to the off season.
In conclusion, the IT was conducted successfully and was educative as it equipped me with practical skills and knowledge which further made it more efficient.
Some recommendations include provision of accommodation to the internees by the NaCRRI administration. The University administration should provide some financial support to its students to cater for their lunch during the internship period.
