The extension component in Osun State Agricultural Development

Programme is made up of two sub components.• Agricultural Technology Delivery;• Communication Support.

Number of zones – Three (03)• Iwo;• Osogbo;• Ife/Ijesa.

Number of Blocks - 31Number of Cells - 248Number of Extension Agents - 149Farm Families - 256, 000Extension Agents - Farm Families

Ratio 1:1718

S/No POST TARGET ACTUAL PERCENTAGE REMARKS

A. HEADQUATERS

1. Director of Research and Extension 1 1 100

2. Deputy Director of Extension 1 1 100

3. Deputy Director, WIA 1 1 100

4. Head of Communication 1 1 100

5. Radio/TV Officer (Foreman) 1 _ _

6. Video Cameraman 1 1 100

7. Photographer 1 _ _

8. Graphic Artist 1 _ _

9. Video Technician 1 _ _

S/No POST TARGET ACTUAL PERCENTAGE REMARKS

A. ZONAL LEVEL

1. Zonal Managers 3 3 100

2. Zonal Extension Agents 3 3 100

3. SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST

4. Crops 3 3 100

5. Livestock 3 3 100

6. Fisheries 3 2 66.7

7. WIA 3 _ _

8. Agroforestry and Land Use 3 _ _

9. Block Extension Agents 31 19 61

10. Village Extension Agents 248 149 61 Local Government EAs inclusive.

NOTE:NOTE: Most of the Local Government EAs are not mobile.Most of the Local Government EAs are not mobile.

ROOT AND TUBER EXPANSION PROGRAMME (RTEP)

AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENDA (ATA)

Seventeen (17) groups were registered under this programme cover five (5) Local Government Area. Fourteen (14) of the groups are into processing of Root and Tuber crops while three (3) are into production (2 for cassava and 1 for potato).

Osun State has keyed into the Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government with the sensitisation of all the stakeholders of the beginning of the year (2012).

The commodity-value-chain of priority on the state are Rice, Cassava, Oil palm/Cocoa, Fisheries and Livestock.

S/No.REDEMPTION

CENTRES

FERTILIZERS SUPPLIED (50Kg Bags)

FERTILIZERS REDEEMED (50Kg Bags) NUMBER OF BENEFITED

FARMERSUREA NPK UREA NPK

1. Iwo 300 600 300 442 559

2. Ede North 650 650 496 268 620

3. Irewole and Isokan 700 500 60 65 68

4. Ilesa East and West 600 600 128 344 466

5. Ife Central and East 600 600 309 322 410

6. Odo-Otin 600 600 45 161 140

TOTAL 3, 450 3, 550 1, 338 1, 602 2, 263

S/No.REDEMPTION

CENTRESSEED, MAIZE AND RICE FARMERS BENEFITED

Maize Supplied

Maize Redeemed

Rice Supplied

Rice Redeemed

Maize Rice Total

1. Iwo 150 150 40 40 142 32 174

2. Ede North and South

100 100 40 40 91 35 126

3. Irewole and Isokan _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Ilesa East and West 100 100 40 40 85 37 122

5. Ife Central and East 100 100 40 40 79 33 112

6. Odo-Otin _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TOTAL 450 450 160 160 397 137

Incident of pepper and tomato wilt which has not got an acceptable solution from the Research Institutes;

Poor mobility situation of Local Government EAs;

Inadequate staff in the ADP; Insufficient project vehicle; Late or non-release of fund for

extension and research activities.