December 3rd & 4th, 2025 | IITA, Ibadan.

Expanding the Rural Economy: Agribusiness as a Tool for Balanced Statewide Growth

Expanding the Rural Economy: Agribusiness as a Tool for Balanced Statewide Growth

For Oyo State, true economic development means reaching beyond its urban centres. While cities like Ibadan and Oyo drive commerce and industry, the vast rural landscape remains the foundation of the State’s rich farmland and agricultural strength. Agribusiness presents the most effective tool to bridge this gap, transforming rural communities...

Turning Farmland into GD: Unpacking the Economic Power of Agribusiness in Oyo State

Oyo State’s farmlands are more than stretches of cultivated soil, they are powerful economic assets waiting to be fully unlocked. For years, agriculture has sustained millions of households across the State, but the new focus on agricultural industrialisation is turning these farmlands into drivers of measurable growth and productivity. Agribusiness...

Oyo State as a Regional Economic Engine: The Agribusiness Advantage

Oyo State as a Regional Economic Engine: The Agribusiness Advantage

Oyo State has long been known for its rich agricultural heritage, vast arable land, and strategic location in the Southwest, Nigeria. Today, those same strengths are positioning the state as a leading regional economic engine, driven by the power of agribusiness and agricultural industrialisation. Agriculture in Oyo State has always...

INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS: A TOOL FOR DRIVING AGRIBUSINESS REALITIES IN OYO STATE.

The interdependence nature of systems, processes and projects is an essential characteristic for true synergies and optimum efficiencies. Establishing right relationships and partnerships has always been the foundation for successful and landmark achievements. In the quest to build a formidable self-creating, evolving and innovative agri-food systems, it is critical to...

CURRENT REALITIES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN OYO STATE

Building a sustainable and resilient agricultural future in the midst of imminent challenges, weaknesses and threats is one of the most audacious steps that will be undertaken in the right direction.  It is quite conspicuous the role that agriculture plays in the socio-economic development of any state or nation. The...