The Osun State Government has commissioned the State Farmers’ House and distributed free inputs to rice farmers, reaffirming its commitment to agricultural transformation and food sufficiency.
The official commissioning was held On Thursday in Osogbo, the Capital of Osun State.
Speaking at the event, the Osun State Governor, Senator Admola Adeleke said agriculture remains the backbone of the state’s economy and one of the five pillars of his development agenda.
He noted that thousands of citizens depend on farming for survival and prosperity, stressing that his administration is committed to making farming profitable by providing inputs, infrastructure, and the right environment for growth.
The governor listed interventions already delivered, including the distribution of pigs, broiler chicks, fertilisers, cassava stems, cash crop seedlings, and vegetable seeds.
He recalled that 31 tractors had been procured and distributed across the nine federal constituencies, alongside the Osun Broilers Out-growers Production Scheme and targeted support for pig farmers, women, youths, and persons with disabilities.
Adeleke said the government had also invested in rural infrastructure through the Osun-CARES initiative, delivering multiple road projects across Oriade, Olorunda, Boluwaduro, Ayedire, Ejigbo, and Ede North, in addition to rural access roads, irrigation facilities, and storage infrastructure.
He further stressed the importance of farmer training, capacity building, trade opportunities, and market access. According to him, over 300 rice farmers across the state would benefit from free paddy rice seeds to boost production.
The governor assured that the initiative is just the beginning and pledged that his administration would not relent until food sufficiency becomes a reality for every household in Osun.
Gov Adeleke also urged farmers and citizens to register and vote in 2026 to sustain the gains of his government.
In his remarks, Osun Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Tola Faseru, outlined interventions undertaken by the ministry under the Osun Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (OS-CARES) programme.
He said the ministry distributed 6,000 packs of vegetable seedlings, 8,000 litres of herbicides, 8,000 cassava cuttings, 8,000 cashew seedlings, and fertilisers to farmers across the state.
Faseru added that youths, women, and persons with disabilities were trained in pig production and supported with working tools, feeds, and stipends. He said the ministry also carried out sensitisation on the benefits of backyard farming.
Other initiatives, he explained, include the resuscitation of the Agriculture-in-Schools programme and the construction of abattoirs in Iwo, Oriade, and Irepodun local government areas.
The commissioner commended Osun for being recognised as the most peaceful state in terms of farmland protection and farmer-herder relations.
He disclosed that 10 rice farmers were selected from each of the 30 local government areas, making up the 300 beneficiaries of the current input distribution.
Faseru appealed to citizens to register and support Adeleke’s re-election in 2026 for continuity in the state’s agricultural transformation.
