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Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, kano
The Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano (FCAPT) is a federal government owned college located in kano, Nigeria.

The Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano is the training arm of the Nigerian Stored Produce Research Institute (NSPRI), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The College started in 1975 as school of Food Storage Technology under the Kano sub-Station of the institute. The school started with the training of staff of produce inspection division of states ministries of agriculture of the then Northern states in pest control and food chemistry. Later the training was expanded to include all aspects of food storage. In 1990 the students’ intake was expanded to include staff of the agriculture departments of local governments. This greatly increased the number of persons benefitting from the training. Over the years the College has trained over 2000 students from all over the Country. Due to the success achieved by the school in its certificate training programme, in 2003 the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural development approved the upgrading of the school into a diploma awarding institution. The institution was named Federal College of Produce Inspection, Food and Stored Technology, Kano which was later changed to Federal College of Agricultural produce Technology, Kano. The College formally took off in 2008 with four programmes namely Food Technology, Agricultural Technology, Pre-ND and Remedial. The College has since added new programmes most of which have been accredited by NBTE, Academic programme accreditation body of the Federal Government. 1

Mandate of the College
The mandate of the College is to: Conduct middle-level manpower training in produce inspection and stored products technology for enhanced agricultural development in Nigeria. Carryout vocational training in post-harvest produce handling, research and training of technicians and technologists and award them National Diploma/Higher National Diploma to handle Post-Harvest losses, train manpower in food science technology, most importantly to produce manpower capable of complementing the work of scientists and engineers in the processing and preservation of food commodities. Produce agricultural extension technicians to carry out extension work among rural farmers. Organize agricultural nomadic seminar and exhibitions. Marketing of farm produce tools, equipment and assist in agricultural management research work. The Colleges philosophical objective is based on the training of sound and effective citizens who can exploit the vast agricultural resources of the country for self-realization and effective contribution to the national economy and development with sustainable food security. It is the only College with this mandate in Nigeria and the first of its type in the West Africa sub-region.