Crop, Soil and Pest Management

Degree Option: B.Agric Tech Agric Econs & Extension

PROGRAMME PHILOSOPHY
The Department of Crop, Soil and Pest management, formerly called the Department of Crop Production was established in 1982 in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in response to the need for innovative development, packaging and transmission of appropriate crop production technologies at the university level.

The Department has as its philosophy, the training of the required manpower in crop production technology and advancing its frontiers through teaching, research and extension. The Academic Programme of the Department takes into consideration the fundamental principles and practices of the different areas of Crop Production including product harvesting, processing, preservation and consumption. By placing adequate emphasis on adaptable technologies in crop and soil management, crop improvement, protection, post-harvest operations and consumption, the Department abridges current inadequacies of similar programme existing in conventional Universities. Further, the Department abridges focuses attention on the establishment of sound technologies for sustainable crop production, protection, management, processing, renewal and product management.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The objectives of the Programme are to:
1. Train undergraduates broadly in the field of agricultural production with emphasis on Crop Production and Soil Management.
2. Emphasize in the above training appreciation for the role of insect pests, diseases and weeds in crop production through diagnosis of pest attack and elaboration of preventive and curative measures.
3. Train undergraduates in basic field experimentation techniques.
4. Prepare undergraduates for self-employment in general agriculture, particularly in the various spheres of Crop production, including Soil Management.