Ekiti Govt Approves 50% Tractorization Subsidy for Farmers.

Ekiti Govt Approves 50% Tractorization Subsidy for Farmers.

The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved a 50 per cent subsidy on tractorization services for farmers as part of measures to enhance agricultural productivity in the 2026 planting season.

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti, noting that the subsidy covers ploughing, harrowing and ridging of farmlands across the state.

According to him, following the council’s approval, farmers will now pay ₦45,000 per hectare for ploughing, instead of the ₦90,000 market rate, while harrowing and ridging will cost ₦32,500 per hectare each, down from ₦65,000.

Boluwade explained that the slight increase in prices compared to last year was due to rising diesel costs, attributed to ongoing global tensions involving Iran and the US/Israel, adding that prices may be reviewed downward if fuel costs decline.

He outlined conditions for participation in the programme, including a maximum of five hectares per farmer and verification by ministry engineers to ensure the land has not been tractorized within the last 12 months.

The Commissioner added that payment by farmers will only be made after confirmation that the land is suitable for tractorization, assuring that service providers are expected to mobilize to project sites within 48 hours of payment.

 

He urged interested farmers to contact designated numbers based on their senatorial districts: Ekiti South (0706-826-2309, 0803-487-9106), Ekiti Central (0806-8497008, 0806-232-5044) and Ekiti North (0803-565-6550, 0803-489-2651).

Boluwade added that, ” this is the fourth time the State Government will be subsidising the Tractorization Support Scheme for farmers in the State.

 

” The Scheme started in 2023 and it has captured so many farmers and improved productivity among the small holder farmers.The list of approved Mechanisation Service Providers allocated to every farmstead has been circulated widely within the state.”