Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has unveiled a support package for 10,000 farmers, made up of 2,000 rice farmers and 8,000 cassava farmers, at the state's 2026 World Food Day celebration at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, on Friday, October 16, 2026, The Guardian reported.
What Each Farmer Receives
Each rice farmer will receive two bags of fertiliser, one bag of urea and three litres of herbicide. Each cassava farmer will receive the same fertiliser and urea, plus 25 bundles of cassava stems and 10 litres of herbicide, according to The Guardian. Beneficiaries pay 30% of the cost, while the state covers 70% through its partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The governor also distributed 10 tractors and other equipment to farm settlements and farmers' associations, and 1,200 Android phones loaded with apps for weather information, market prices and farming best practices, The Gazelle News reported.
Processing and Land Access
Abiodun said the state has completed 28 agricultural projects in the past two years across crop production, aquaculture and poultry. These include a poultry processing plant at Ajegunle Farm Settlement in Odeda Local Government Area with capacity for 5,000 birds a day, about 1.3 million a year, The Gazelle News reported. The state has also procured 39 tractors and four self-propelled harvesters.
"Our goal is to process more locally, retain greater value and create more jobs," Abiodun said, according to The Guardian. He said the state set up the Ogun State Agricultural Land Management Agency (OSALMA) to make land easier to access for agricultural investment.
Farmer Registry and OGSTEP
The Ogun State Farmer Information Management System, launched in April 2023, has registered more than 160,000 farmers and value-chain actors, the governor said. Under the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), more than 12,000 farmers have received training and inputs, and agribusiness firms have bought more than 283,000 tonnes of produce, The Guardian reported.
Prof. Kolawole Adebayo, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, delivered the keynote. He said Ogun has 1.2 million hectares of arable land and called for an integrated rail, road, water and air transport network to move produce, according to The Gazelle News. He also cited the planned Nigerian Food Bank in the state.
The event was themed "Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow," in line with this year's World Food Day theme.
FoodPrices Nigeria tracks garri and rice prices across Lagos markets, many of which draw supply from neighbouring Ogun State. Higher cassava and rice output from the state would feed directly into what Lagos households pay for both staples.
Editor Notes (do not publish): Premium Times also carried this story, but as a promoted (paid) article, so I did not link it. Both The Guardian and The Gazelle News report the same figures. The Guardian names Rotimi Sogunle as AFAN Ogun PRO; The Gazelle says he spoke for farm settlers. I left him out. Quotes came through a page summary tool, so check them word for word.