ImoleAgroProject

Today, our administration launched the Imole Agropreneur Model Project in Imesi Ile, a flagship initiative designed to revolutionize Osun State’s Agricultural landscape.

To drive this initiative towards ensuring food security through improved and mechanized farming practices and preserve agricultural value chain, our administration has developed/implemented the following policies and programmes across the State:

– Allocation of 1,000 hectares of farmland for the Agri-preneur initiative in each 30 Local Governments and Area Office across the State;

– ⁠Clearing and cultivation of 50,000 hectares of farmland with modern farm technology to empower 50,000 Youths in Agriculture;

– ⁠Distribution of 6,000 packs of vegetable seedlings, 8,000 litres of herbicides, 8,000 cassava cuttings, 80,000 cashew seedlings, and fertilizers to farmers;

– ⁠Raising of 500,000 cocoa seedlings and 300,000 oil-palm seedlings for distribution to dedicated farmers during the 2025 rainy season;

– ⁠Empowered Poultry Farmers under the Osun Broilers Out-grower Production Scheme (OBOPS) with ₦8.6 million each;

– ⁠Commenced the construction of central abattoirs in Iwo, Oriade, and Irepodun Local Government Areas to improve meat processing standards;

– ⁠Through the Osun-CARES Programme, we have provided agricultural inputs and services to 18,100 farmers;

– ⁠To enhance access to farmlands and reduce post-harvest losses, we have rehabilitated 90.8 kilometers of rural roads along farm settlements across the state.

These groundbreaking initiatives are a testament to our unwavering commitment to transforming Osun State’s Agriculture sector, ensuring Food Security , Creating jobs, and driving Sustainable Development.