Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Ekiti, and it is the major source of income for many in the state. Agriculture provides income and employment for more than 75% of the population of Ekiti State.
Some of Ekiti’s agricultural produce are: Cash crops such as Cocoa, Oil Palm, Kolanut, Plantain, Bananas, Cashew, Citrus and Timber; Arable /Food Crops such as Rice, Yam, Cassava, Maize and cowpea. A detailed list of agricultural produce is contained in the tables below.
Cash Crops
S/No |
Crop |
Locations |
Uses |
1 |
Cocoa |
Ise, Emure, Ilawe, Ado, Igede, Igbara, Odo, Aramoko, Ikoro |
Cocoa butter, Cocoa, Powder, Beverages, Cocoa Liquor and Export |
2 |
Oil Palm |
Spread across the State |
Vegetable Oil, Spices, Flavoring and export |
3 |
Kola Nut |
Ikoro, Igede, Ise and generally in the forest zone |
Stimulants and export |
4 |
Plantain/Banana |
Widespread across the State |
Plantain Flour, Plantain Beer, Plantain Balls & Chips/Crape |
5 |
Cashew |
Northern part of the State |
Oil, Nuts and for export |
6 |
Citrus |
Widespread across the State |
Fruit, Juice, Fruit Wine and for export |
7 |
Rubber |
Southern part of the State |
Tyre manufacturing, Crepe and for export |
8 |
Timber |
Ijero, Ise, Ikere, Aramoko, Ado |
Log, Planks, Panel Furniture Ilawe and for export |
Arable/Food Crops
S/No |
Crop |
Highly Cultivated LGAs |
Industrial Uses/Products |
1 |
Rice |
Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ekiti West, Ekiti East, Ikole |
Flour, Grits, Grains |
2 |
Yam |
Widely cultivated across the State |
Yam Flour |
3 |
Cassava |
Widely cultivated across the State |
Garri, Starch, Adhesive, Mosquito Expeller, Livestock Feeds, Chips, Yeast, Alcohol Products |
4 |
Maize |
Widely cultivated across the State |
Maize, Grit, Corn Flour |
5 |
Cowpea |
Northern Part of the State |
Grits, Flour |
6 |
Plantain & Banana |
Widely cultivated across the State |
Plantain Flour, Plantain Chips/Crepe, Plantain Juice & Beer |