The extension component in Osun State Agricultural
Development
Programme is made up of two sub components.
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Agricultural Technology Delivery;
Communication Support.
Number of zones – Three (03)
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Iwo;
Osogbo;
Ife/Ijesa.
Number of Blocks
Number of Cells
Number of Extension Agents
Farm Families
Extension Agents
-
31
248
149
256, 000
Farm Families Ratio 1:1718
S/No
A.
POST
TARGET
ACTUAL
PERCENTAGE
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
_
_
REMARKS
S/No
A.
POST
TARGET
ACTUAL
PERCENTAGE
REMARKS
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.
STAFF
TYPE OF
MOBILITY
Research
ACTUAL
PERCENTAGE
Cabin
1
_
100
1.
Director of
Extension
2.
Deputy Direction of Extension
Double
Pick-Up
Cabin
1
_
100
3.
Deputy Director, WIA
Double
Pick-Up
Cabin
1
_
_
4.
Head of Communication
Information Van
1
_
_
5.
Subject
(SMS)
1
_
_
6.
Zonal Extension Agents
Motorcycle
3
3
100
7.
Block Extension Agents
Motorcycle
31
19
100
8.
Village Extension Agents
Motorcycle
248
50
33.3
Matter
and Double
Pick-Up
TARGET
Specialist Double
Pick-Up
Cabin
NOTE: Most of the Local Government EAs are not mobile.
REMARKS
The mobility situation is hampering
performance.
S/No
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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)
UREA
NPK
UREA
NPK
NUMBER OF BENEFITED
FARMERS
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
3, 450
3, 550
1, 338
1, 602
2, 263
TOTAL
S/No.
REDEMPTION
CENTRES
SEED, MAIZE AND RICE
FARMERS BENEFITED
Maize
Supplied
150
Maize
Redeemed
150
Rice
Supplied
40
Rice
Redeemed
40
Maize
Rice
Total
142
32
174
1.
Iwo
2.
100
100
40
40
91
35
126
3.
Ede North and
South
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
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
450
450
160
160
397
137
TOTAL
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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.