{"id":18389,"date":"2026-06-20T13:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/ogun-state-iita-and-partners-strengthen-collaboration-to-advance-digital-agriculture-through-ogfims\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:47:41","slug":"ogun-state-iita-and-partners-strengthen-collaboration-to-advance-digital-agriculture-through-ogfims","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/ogun-state-iita-and-partners-strengthen-collaboration-to-advance-digital-agriculture-through-ogfims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogun State, IITA, and Partners strengthen collaboration to advance digital agriculture through OGFIMS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Left to Right: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Kehinde Jokotoye; the Honorable Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo; Honorable Commissioner for Finance\/Chief Economic Adviser\/OGSTEP PSC Chairman, Dapo Okubadejo; and OGSTEP Project Coordinator, Ms. Mosun Owo-Odusi, at the OGFIMS project review meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nIITA<\/a>\u2013CGIAR<\/a> accueilli le Ogun State Farmers Information Management System (OGFIMS)<\/a> Project Review Meeting and Team Retreat at its headquarters from 23 to 25 October. The event brought together the project implementation team, key stakeholders from the Ogun State Government, and the <\/strong>Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP)<\/a>, sponsored by the Banque mondiale<\/a>, to assess progress and reinforce collaboration toward achieving digital agricultural transformation in Ogun State.\n\nThe OGFIMS is a digital farmer and VCA registry and platform that supports digital extension, market linkages, and online interactive features, enabling farmers to connect directly with service providers, off-takers, and value chain development firms. This system is designed to strengthen agribusiness growth and improve the livelihoods of farmers in Ogun State.\n\nThe OGFIMS project lead at IITA, Dr Lava Kumar<\/a>, while giving an update on project development, also highlighted the genesis of the project, starting with a bidding process to act as a technical consultant for the development of a digital farmer registry in 2021, and subsequent expansion of the scope to make OGFIMS a multi-modular platform. Besides the development of the OGFIMS, the project also established the OGFIMS control room at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Abeokuta.\n\n
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IITA representatives, Ogun State\/OGFIMS representatives and participants of the review meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nHe said \u201cco-creation\u201d as a central plank of implementation, with frequent interaction with OGSTEP and Ministry Representatives to ensure user-centric fit-for-purpose design. He also mentioned that the approach used for digital registration was effective and ensured broad coverage in a short time.\n\nThe Honorable Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security of Ogun State, Bolu Owotomo, described OGFIMS as a dependable tool for communicating with farmers and a veritable source of data on their activities, which supports government interventions. He revealed that the platform has already registered more than 160,000 farmers and agricultural value-chain actors across the State, serving as a strategic tool supporting the state\u2019s goal on enhancing food production and improving farmers\u2019 livelihoods. He added that a platform of this kind is first in Nigeria.\n\nWelcoming the visiting team, IITA West Africa Hub Director, Professor Michael Abberton<\/a>, IITA Deputy Director General, Corporate Services, Hilde Koper<\/a>, and Head of IITA\u2019s Project Development Unit, Kayode Awobajo<\/a>, commended the Ogun State Government for prioritizing digital transformation in agriculture. They reaffirmed IITA\u2019s commitment to supporting data-driven systems that empower smallholder farmers.\n\n
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The OGFIMS project lead at IITA, Dr Lava Kumar, giving an update on the project development during the review meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nRepresenting the Ogun State delegation, OGSTEP Project Coordinator Mosun Owo-Odusi reiterated the government\u2019s vision to modernize agricultural value chains, extension services, and strengthen digital delivery through OGFIMS. She stated that OGFIMS is one of the key initiatives of the economic transformation agenda. Dr Oluseyi Olugbire, Agriculture Manager, OGSTEP, lauded the team effort in ensuring the progress of this interdisciplinary project.\n\nAn innovation showcase featured cutting-edge IITA technologies being scaled in Nigeria and across Africa under the Technologies pour la Transformation Agricole en Afrique (TAAT)<\/a>, Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ), and Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) initiatives. These innovations include improved crop varieties, strengthening of the seed system, site-specific agronomy, soil fertility management, integrated pest management, value addition, and digital solutions for agricultural transformation.\n\nThe OGFIMS review sessions featured presentations by Dr Kumar, Owo-Odusi, and Commissioner Owotomo, who highlighted project milestones and farmer-centered innovations. Demonstrations of self-registration, e-extension, e-marketing, and weather advisory services were led by IITA Digital Media and Web Manager, Tunde Ajayi; Mobile App features were demonstrated by IITA IT Infrastructure Associate, Busayo Ogunya; and Communication Features were displayed by Lydia Olufunmilola and Hector Igboko.\n\nA high-level panel discussion examined how OGFIMS can enhance data-driven decision-making, extension delivery, and farmer services. Panellists included Honorable Commissioner for Finance\/Chief Economic Adviser\/OGSTEP Project Steering Committee Chairman, Dapo Okubadejo; Commissioner Owotomo; Special Adviser to the Governor on ICT, Dayo Abiodun; Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Angel-Adelaja Kuye; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Jokotoye Kehinde; and Owo-Odusi.\n\nGroup discussions also explored sustainability, funding, expansion, and integration with Ogun State\u2019s broader digital infrastructure.\n\nA roundtable session showcased complementary innovations to strengthen OGFIMS outcomes, including improved, high-yielding crop varieties by Head of Breeding, Dr Hapson Mushoriwa; cassava varieties for food and processing by Cassava Breeding Program Lead, Dr Ismail Rabbi; technical support to SAPZ by Product Manager, Dr Dean Muungani; remote sensing for crop mapping and weather alerts by GIS Support Services Manager, and Alabi Tunrayo; AKILIMO: site-specific digital agronomy advisor by Akinniyi Olufemi. The meeting also showcased the achievements of another OGSTEP project, \u201ccassava value chain development,\u201d led by Prof. Lateef Sanni and 2025 Africa Food Prize Winner, Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo of IITA.\n\nParticipants also toured IITA\u2019s Germplasm Health, Virology and Diagnostics Unit, the Genetic Resource Center (GRC), and the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) Facility, where innovations such as the Seed Tracker were demonstrated.\n\nIn an interview, Honorable Okubadejo commended IITA\u2019s role in supporting the OGFIMS project, describing it as \u201ca unique platform, the first of its kind in Nigeria.\u201d He emphasized that the system enables the government to measure impact across value chains and identify appropriate interventions. \u201cContinued collaboration with IITA is important, and we have already identified areas for further engagement,\u201d he said.\n\nThe workshop concluded with agreement on next steps, including institutionalizing OGFIMS for performance measurement, capacity building for farmers to adopt improved varieties, leveraging remote sensing for crop mapping and weather advisories, and preparing for the public launch of OGFIMS.\n\nThrough this partnership, Ogun State and IITA are positioning digital agriculture as a cornerstone for improving productivity, farmer incomes, and agribusiness growth; setting a model for other regions in Africa to emulate.\n\nThe workshop that attracted the senior executes from the Ogun State government, OGSTEP and IITA served as a strategic retreat providing an opportunity to reflect on how digital tools can drive agricultural development, enhance service delivery, and leverage complementary strengths to amplify impact for farmers and agribusinesses in the state\n\nContribu\u00e9 par Ochuwa Favour Daramola<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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