Ogun State drives agricultural transformation with digital registration initiative

IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, is making significant strides in agricultural development through the Ogun State Farmer Information Management System (OGFIMS) initiative. This initiative, funded by the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) sponsored by the World Bank, aims to modernize the agricultural sector by leveraging technology and data-driven strategies.

On 13 December, a review retreat workshop was held to mark the completion of the digital registration of farmers and Value Chain Actors (VCAs) under the OGFIMS development project led by IITA. This registration effort is one of the key components of OGSTEP, designed to enhance the state’s capacity to support and connect key players in the agricultural sector.

The exercise involved 70 trained enumerators using digital survey tools to gather data. These enumerators were divided into four regional teams, each supported by two supervisors and two monitoring and evaluation  officers, forming a total team of 84. Between July and November 2023, the team registered 160,000 farmers and VCAs.

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