This document summarizes the practical year training program activities of student Franklin Ekene. The program exposes students to real-life farming through on-campus activities like vegetable production and off-campus postings to farms. On-campus, Ekene participated in vegetable production, seeds production, maize production and horticulture. In postings, he assisted in piggery, poultry, feed mill and dairy units. Ekene also helped with maize, cassava and oil palm production during a posting to Ile-Ogbo farm. The training broadened his knowledge of agriculture and he discovered new areas of interest to pursue in the field.

1. PRESENTED BY
NWACHUKWU FRANKLIN EKENE
ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
MATRIC No; 165490
TEAM No; 6
SERIAL No; 4

2. INTRODUCTION
 The Practical Year Training Programme, (PYTP) is a Student Industrial
Experience Scheme (SIWES) based programme, established in the faculty
of agriculture and forestry, university of Ibadan in 1976
Primary Objective; To expose students of the faculty to real life farming
situations and intrinsic aspects of the discipline in practical form.
It was introduced with the hopes that students, upon graduation can
utilize the knowledge acquired during the training, and be self sufficient
in the agricultural industry thus benefitting the economy and society.

3. ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Vegetable production &
Vegetable seeds production
Maize production
Horticulture
Special assignments
OUTSIDE POSTING
Posting to Teaching and
Research Farm, University of
Ibadan.
Posting to Ile-Ogbo Farms,
Osun State.

4. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
 Vegetable species planted; Amaranthus hybridus
CULTURAL PRACTICES
 Pre planting operations
 Planting
 Post planting operations
 Harvesting
Pre Planting Operations
Land clearing
Tilling
Making of seed bed
Application of organic
manure

5. Planting
Planting method; Drilling
Spacing; 35cm apart on 3 rows
Post Planting Operations
Watering
Weeding
Supplying
Harvesting
• Vegetables growing on the plot

6. • Harvested vegetables before being transported to
the sales point.
• Mature vegetable ready for harvest.

7.  The land preparation included slashing and
clearing of stumps, tilling and making of
seed bed.
 The seeds were planted by broadcasting
method in a nursery site.
 Upon emergence, young plants were
transplanted in rows to a prepared
permanent plot
 Transplanting at a spacing of 30cm apart.
 Left to mature into reproductive phase and
develop seeds which would be used in the
next planting season.
VEGETABLE SEEDS PRODUCTION
• Vegetable plot after transplanting Amaranths seedlings

8. Cultural practices carried out
include
Pre planting operations
Planting
Post planting operations
Pre planting operations
Activities carried out include
Land clearing
Tillage
Dredging of drainage

9. Planting
Variety of maize seeds planted
Oba Super II of the Obasanjo
Premier Series
Spacing adopted; 90 x 60 cm
Seed rate; 2 seeds per hole
Post Planting Operation
Weeding
 Fertilizer application-
 1st application NPK 15:15:15
 2nd application, Urea
• A tasseling maize plant

10. Horticulture is the production
of vegetables and ornamental
plants, plantation crops, and
landscape gardening which is an
integral part of modern-day
horticulture.
BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURE
Floriculture; production of flowers
Pomology; production of fruits,
nuts and vines
Olericulture; production of
vegetables

11.  Green bush hedge at the horticultural garden

12. Tasks accomplished include
Removal of fell tree logs from the farm land
Cleaning of the PYTP store
Beautification of the faculty
Maintenance of the PYTP garden

13. TEACHING AND RESEARCH
FARM, UNIVERSITY OF
IBADAN.
The piggery unit
The poultry unit
The feed mill unit
The rabbitry unit
The dairy unit
PIGGERY UNIT
Activities include
 Feeding
 Supply of water
 Administering of medication to sick
pigs
 Lectures on Pig husbandry and
management.

14. POULTRY UNIT
 Feed and water management
 Sanitation
 Changing of litter
 Vaccination
 Slaughtering, dressing and
packaging
• 2wks old broilers in the brooder • Feeding of the 1 week old broiler chicks

15. FEED MILL UNIT
Introduction to milling
machines
Introduction to various
feed ingredients
• A Giant Mixer
• The hammer mill
• A pelletizer

16. RABBITARY UNIT
Identification of rabbit breeds
Feeding
Medication
Sanitation of rabbitry
• New Zealand White rabbits at the unit

17. DAIRY UNIT
Cattle management
Paddock establishment and
maintenance
Restraining of cattle
• Spraying with Amitrax to control ticks.

18. ILE-OGBO FARM
POSTING
 Maize production
 Cassava Production
 Oil palm production
Maize production
 Maize seed variety; Du Pont seed
 Plant spacing;75cm x 20cm
 Seed rate of 1 seed per hole.
 Planting depth;5cm.
 Fertilizer application; NPK 15.15.15
 Weed control; Chemical (Pre and
Post emergence herbicide)
• The maize plot at ile-ogbo

19. CASSAVA
PRODUCTION
Land preparation (ploughing and ridging)
Planting ( stem cuttings at 1m x 1m spacing)
Harvesting (9-12 months after planting)
Garri Processing
 Harvesting
 Peeling
 Washing
 Grating
 Fermentation
 Sieving
 Frying/ roasting
 Further sieving
 Grading
 Bagging
• Harvesting of Cassava tubers at the cassava plot • Peeling of cassava tubers during Garri processing

20. Oil Palm Production
Important activities in oil palm cultivation
include
 Pre planting operations (purchase of
seedling, setting up of nursery, ploughing
and harrowing)
 Transplanting from nursery is done at a
spacing of 7m x 7m
 Maintenance of oil palm field during its 3
years growing period.

21. Oil Palm Processing
Stages involved in the processing of oil
palm into palm oil and other products.
 Harvesting and bunch reception at the
processing site.
 Debunching
 Sorting of palm fruits
 Boiling of palm fruits to soften the
endocarp
 Digestion
 Extraction and washing of oil
 Boiling of extracted oil at a very high
temperature to sterilize the oil
 Cooling and packaging of oil.
 Products obtained from oil pam
processing include Palm oil, palm
kernel oil, palm kernel cake etc.
• The digester used to remove endocarp from palm fruit.

22. RECOMMENDATIONS
Information dissemination
from coordinators should be
improved
Use of advanced technology
should be encouraged by the
PYTP board.
Introduction of irrigation
system on maize and
vegetable farm to mitigate the
adverse effects of
unpredictable rainfall pattern.
CONCLUSION
My involvement in the training
has broadened my horizon about
the practice of agriculture
I have gained immense
knowledge with respect to
vegetable production,
management of a livestock farm.
I have also discovered several
areas of interests which I would
pursue and the future of
agriculture is bright.
WITHOUT AGRICULTURE; INDUSTRY CANNOT GROW….

23. THANK
YOU
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