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language
Language is a means of communication it is arbitrary, it is a system of system's. Language can have scores of characteristics but the following are the most important ones:- language is arbitrary, productive, creative, systematic, vocalic,social,non-instinctive and convention. Language is productive and creative:- Language has creativity and productivity the structural elements of human language can be combined to produce new utterances, which neither the speaker nor his hearers may ever have made or heard before any, listener,yet which both sidue understand without difficulty. Languagechange aaccording to the needs of the society Language is vocal:- Language is primarily made up of vocal sound only produced by a physiological articulatory mechanism in the human body in the beginning, it appeared as vocal sounds only written came much later, as an intelligent attempt to represent vocal sounds. Language is social:- Language is a set of conventional communicative signals used by humans for communication in a community language in this sense is a possession of a social group, comprising an indispensable set of rules which permits its members to relate to each other, to cooperate with each other Language is arbitrary:- Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning or the ideas conveyed by them. Language is symbolic:- Consists of various sound symbols and their graphological counter parts that are employed to denote some objects, occurrences or meaning. Language is non-instinctive, conventional:- No language were created in a day out of a mutually agreed upon is the outcome of evolution and convention each generation transmits this convention on to the next like all human institutions languages also change and expand Oga highness (talk) 16:56, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Federal college of agricultural produce technology kano. plot 54-56, central bank quarters road, hotoro G.R.A extension, P.M.B 3013 kano
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 substation of the institute. The school started with the training of staff of produce inspection division of states ministries of agriculture of the the 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 increase the number of persons benefiting 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 change 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 accredition body of the federal government.

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 technologist 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 work among rural farmers. Organize agricultural normadic seminer 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 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.

VISION OF THE COLLEGE FCAPT shall be a world class training institute for its dissemination of technical information on post-harvest handling, processing, preservation and storage of agricultural produce through post-harvest technology.

MISSION OF THE COLLEGE our mission is to be an integral part of world class institutions where skills and potentials are harnessed. To be a reliable team player given our optimum best towards effective service delivery and post-harvest loss reduction, and offer excellent opportunities for self actualization through innovative agricultural technology to save food for life.

COLLEGE OBJECTIVE The objective of the college is to produce a pool of trained professional that will manage the post-harvest system of the Nigerian agriculture in order to exploit all the benefits that led to national food security, employment generation and general poverty alleviation among the nigerian people.

COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY The college's 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.

MOTTO Safe food for life

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES Higher national diploma in pest management technology Higher national diploma in agricultural extension and management National diploma in agricultural technology National diploma in animal health and production technology National diploma in horticultural technology National diploma in science laboratory technology National diploma in food technology National diploma in computer science National diploma in statistics Diploma in poultry production Diploma in livestock production and management Remedial science programmes Certificate programme in food storage technology Certificate programme in pest control Certificate programme in produce inspection.