semaj23:
Students harvesting Manihot esculenta, popularly called Manihot esculenta

semaj23:
Students harvesting Manihot esculenta, popularly called Manihot esculenta

semaj23:
Students harvesting Manihot esculenta, popularly called Manihot esculenta

ghuzy01:
Thank you Jonathan Goodluck.

Evergreen4:
If their parents ask them to do same thing in farm, they will start forming big boys and girls. But now they are doing it just to get marks.

Tittusstar22:
Am an agricultural economics student, need someone higher than me to guide me on the way forward

Tellemall:
Interesting.

However, do you feel this can be learned by government training (a few months) and adequate sensitization, rather than going for a degree and getting sunburned still?

semaj23:
Farm practice year popularly known as FPY is a one year program for all the 400 level basic Agric students of faculty of Agriculture in most universities in Nigeria.
The first six months of the program is spent on the school farm to gain experience in all areas of agriculture.
The 2016/2017 session of this program has started 3 weeks ago in Federal University Oye-Ekiti (Ikole campus). It has been full of great experiences of learning new things. Although it can sometimes be stressful.
Below are pictures from the school farm cultivated by students.

semaj23:

The abstract and physical aspect can be learnt in months but the science behind it will take longer than just months.
What I mean is this... The planting, weeding, harvesting and other basic farm yard practice can be learned in months but it will take more of practice, reading and field experiments to be able to control pest and diseases, take decisions with tangible reasons and perform excellently as a farmer hence the reason why we spend 5 years studying in university.
However the basics can be learnt in months but in case you are face with a new threat on your farm or an unfamiliar situation you will need the help of an educated expert.

bobolizim:
youre entitled to your opinion . Getting marks may be the motivation but it doesn't end there.

tdayof:
Agbe. Lol na joke o.

Keep the good work. Brunclezuma give me a meme.

sajb:
I will be so glad if my future wife would love farming...

bigdot1759:
u don't need any educated expert. all this can be learnt in one week if u take it serious or as a business full detailed can be done via YouTube. who educated our forefathers in 12th, 13th, to 19th century

semaj23:
Spraying of the field with insectide. The active ingredient is lambda cyhalothrin 2.5EC

semaj23:
Some of the "FPY" students.

semaj23:
Some students after the day's work. The work can sometimes be stressful. Everything comes with a price and the price of this is hardwork.