GOODS AND MINERAL RESOURCES IN EKITI
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LIST AND DETAILS OF IDENTIFIED EXPORTABLE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN EKITI STATE
| S/N | IDENTIFIED PRODUCT(S) | LGA WHERE PRODUCED | BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocoa | Gbonyin LGA, Ekiti West LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti South west LGA, Ise-Orun LGA and Emure LGA | Cocoa is a seed of the Cacao tree which contains a lot of fats and is used to produce Cocoa Butter, which is then used to produce Chocolate. | Peak Season: July-December Off season: January - June |
| 2 | Cassava | All LGAs | The plant is a perennial woody shrub that grows from about one to three metres in height and its used for Starch, Live Stock, Cassava Chips and Yeast. | Peak Season: April – November Off Season: December -March |
| 3 | Rice | Ikole LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA, and Ilejemeje LGA | Cereal (Carbohydrate) which can be cooked by boiling, fried, baking and are used in many traditional dishes. its output is Grits Grain and Flour. | |
| 4 | Banana/Plantain | Ekiti South West LGA, Ikere LGA, Ijero LGA, Ado-Ekiti LGA, Ekiti west LGA and Ekiti East. | Banana is an elongated edible fruit-botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus musa. It is used to produce plantain flour and chips, cream, animal feeds, etc. | Peak Season: All round the year |
| 5 | Timber | Emure LGA, Ise-Orun LGA, Ekiti West LGA, Ido-Osi LGA, Ifelodun/Irepodun LGA, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Timber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes. | All round the year |
| 6 | Yam | Moba LGA, Efon Alaaye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti West LGA and Ado-LGA. | Yam is a common name for some plants which species form edible tubers which serves as source of food for man and animal either raw, cooked, smoked or fried and are used for Mosquito Expeller, Flour, Chips, and Adzes. | Peak Season: May – October Off Season: November - April |
| 7 | Kolanut | Ikole LGA, Oye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Kolanuts refers to the seeds of certain species of plants of the genus Cola placed formerly in the Cocoa family. They are stimulant | Peak Season: March – September Off Season: August- March |
| 8 | Pepper, Tomatoes | Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti west, Efon Alaaye LGA, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, Moba LGA, Gbonyin LGA and Ado LGA | They are from the family of the Piperaquine and Berries, it is a significant source of Unami flavor and are consumed in diverse ways, raw or cooked, sometimes dried and used as a spice and seasoning. | Peak Season: September – December & January –April Off Season: |
| 9 | Catfish | Gboyin LGA, Ikere LGA, Ise-Orun LGA and Emure LGA | Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. | All year round |
| 10 | Cashew | Emure LGA, Ekiti East, Oye LGA, Moba LGA, Ekiti west LGA, Ikere LGA and Ekiti South west LGA. | Cashew is a tropical fruit and also serve as natural herbal tree that are grown to be taken as raw or processed juice which is 100 percent natural straight from the Tropical and they are perishable. | |
| 11 | Teak | Ijero LGA, Ikole LGA and Ilejemeje LGA | Teak is tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiacee,it’s a large deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forest | All year round |
| 12 | Oil Palm | Emure LGA, Ise-Orun LGA, Ekiti West LGA, Ido-Osi LGA, Ifelodun/Irepodun LGA, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Palm Oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palms and the oil is used in food manufacturing, beauty products and as biofuel. | |
| 13 | Coffee | Emure LGA, Ise-Orun LGA, Ekiti West LGA, Ido-Osi LGA, Ifelodun/Irepodun LGA, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA | Coffee is a beverage prepared from roasted Coffee Beans,it is darkly coloured bitter and slightly acidic and it has the highest sales in world market for hot drinks. | |
| 14 | Beans | Ikole LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA, and Ilejemeje LGA | Beans is a cereal Fabaceae (Protein) crop which can be cooked by boiling, fried, baking and are used in many traditional dishes. its output is beans Flour. | Peak Season: December – February |
| 15 | Maize | Ikole LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA, and Ilejemeje LGA | Cereal (Carbohydrate) crop which can be cooked by boiling, fried, baking and are used in many traditional dishes. its output is Corn Flour, Grits Grain and Flour. | Peak Season: April – December Off Season: January - March |
| 16 | Snails | Gboyin LGA, Ikere LGA, Ise-Orun LGA and Emure LGA, Ekiti West LGA. | Snail is a shelled gastropod which is terrestrial pulmonated gastropod mollusks | All year round |
| 17 | Mango | Emure LGA, Ekiti East, Oye LGA, Moba LGA, Ekiti west LGA, Ikere LGA and Ekiti South west LGA, Ado-Ekiti LGA | Mango is a tropical fruit that are grown to be taken as raw or processed juice which is 100 percent natural straight from the Tropical and they are perishable. | Peak Season: March – July Off Season: August - February |
| 18 | Orange | Emure LGA, Ekiti East, Oye LGA, Moba LGA, Ekiti west LGA, Ikere LGA and Ekiti South west LGA. | Orange is also a tropical fruit as well as source of vitamin C that are grown to be taken as raw or processed juice which is 100 percent natural straight from the Tropical and they are perishable. | Peak Season: September – March Off Season: April - August |
| 19 | Pineapple | Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti west, Efon Alaaye LGA, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, Moba LGA, Gbonyin LGA and Ado LGA | It is a significant source of Unami flavor and are consume as a fruit. | |
| 20 | Watermelon | Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti west, Efon Alaaye LGA, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, Moba LGA, Gbonyin LGA and Ado LGA | It is also a fruit when taken aides digestion of food easily. | |
| 21 | Vegetables and okro | Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti west, Efon Alaaye LGA, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, Moba LGA, Gbonyin LGA and Ado LGA | They are vegetables that when cooked and taken aides digestion of food easily as well. They are used in various soup making. | All year Round |
| 22 | Potatoes | Moba LGA, Efon Alaaye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti West LGA and Ado-LGA. | Potatoes common names for some plants which species form edible tubers and are used for Flours, Chips, and Adzes. It is also of different types: white and yellow potatoes. | |
| 23 | Cocoyam | Moba LGA, Efon Alaaye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ekiti West LGA and Ado-LGA. | Cocoyam is common name for plant which species form edible tubers which serves as food for man and animal and are used for Mosquito Expeller, Flours, Chips, and Adzes. It is also of different types: white and red cocoyam. | |
| 24 | walnut | Ikole LGA, Oye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Walnut refers to the seeds of certain species of plants of the genus Cola placed its serve as herbal medicine to series of diseases, it can be consumed when cooked than raw.it is also a stimulant. | |
| 25 | Garcinia kola | Ikole LGA, Oye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Bitter Cola refers to the seeds of certain species of plants of the genus Cola, it is used in many local traditions festive such as traditional engagement ceremony, Naming ceremony etc. it is a stimulant as well. | |
| 26 | Locust Beans | Ikole LGA, Oye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | It is a stimulant; it also serves as spices and herbal for a healthy condition/state of the eyes. It can be consumed raw or cooked and also, it can be grinded into flour form. | All year round |
| 27 | Soya Beans | Ikole LGA, Oye LGA, Ekiti East LGA, Ikere LGA, Ekiti west, Ijero LGA and Ilejemeje LGA. | Soya beans when processed serve as a source of protein for man and animal, it also serves as a spice. It is use for the production of soya milk, soya bread, soya butter and Maggi for cooking soup and food |