HIGHLIGHTS OF PROJECTS/POLICIES/INITIATIVES
PILLAR 4: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT .
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
• Rehabilitation of 43.4 km farm roads across 6 LGAs•
Wet markets upgraded across 7 LGAs•
Ongoing construction of 8.4km Enu Odi Junction-Itaeku-Igirigiri Road•
Ongoing construction of 5.70km Omisanjana-Ben Folarin-Oke Aso Road •
Ongoing construction of 7.21km Ikogosi-Aba Osun-Aba
Oriokuta-Ikogosi Road •
Ongoing construction of 8.765km Oye – Are Road •
Ongoing construction of 1.93km Afolu – Odofin Road •
Ongoing construction of 6.68km Erinmope – Irare – Ikosun Road•
Ongoing construction of 3.10km Ilupeju – Igbo Egan I – Ayede Road•
Ongoing construction of 4.60km Igbole – Egan – Iropora Road•
Ongoing construction of 5.305km Ise Road – Imola Road•
Ongoing construction of 2.85km Owode – Anaye Road•
Ongoing construction of 3.4km FMS – Oke Ako Road•
Ongoing construction of 2.05km Ara-Ekameta School Road•
Ongoing construction of 5.10km Iye-Isapa-Olopomeji-Ikun Road
AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY
Establishment of 2 hectares model polyclonal cashew farm/scion garden•
Sales of 12,000 hybrid cocoa seedlings at 50% subsidy to farmers•
Sales of 5,000 polyclonal cashew seedlings at 50% subsidy to farmers•
25% subsidy on tractorization to farmers•
Enumeration of non exhaustive crops on 250 hectares of land•
Overhauling of the poultry pens at Livestock Development Centre (LDC)•
Construction of drainage system at the poultry site at Erifun•
Renovation of the existing borehole for steady supply of water at Erifun•
Payment of N20M counterpart fund for Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES)•
50% subsidy on seeds for farmers (10kg/ farmer for rice, maize and cassava)•
Fumigation of poultry market against Avian Influenza•
Cassava cutting, maize seed and other farm inputs distributed to 6,202 beneficiaries•
1,566 farmers supported with both production assets and small scale processing equipment•
Partnership with R-CONNECT, an agribusiness NGO on new farming techniques in 5 pilot schools•
Procurement of new uniforms for agricultural produce staff, four digital counter scales, one aqua-boy moisture metre and 20 scoops for grading grains•
Procurement of agricultural produce security clips•
Procurement of refrigerated van to the Butchers’ Association•
Procurement of agricultural inputs and farm assets to 500+ beneficiaries worth 40M under EK-CARES, under the state FADAMA project•
Partnered with SWAGCO and National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) to distribute selected agricultural inputs to farmers•
Payment of compensation of 50% second tranche valued at N21,080,440 to the Ikun Dairy farms landowners•
Payment of N10M compensation in respect of Agbeyewa farmland at Ipao Ekiti•
Distribution of anti-rabies vaccination and disease surveillance input across the 16 LGAs•
Empowerment of 1,631 youths and 80 people living with disability (PLWD) with various farm inputs and assets•
Empowerment of 37 youths in broilers production with successful raising and sales of 9,000 broilers in the first cycle•
Distribution of cheques to farmers in cooperatives•
Establishment of 6 hectares of oil palm plantation (filling of missing stand) in Orin Ekiti