Akinyele West Local Government

Agricultural is the main occupation of the people of Akinyele area. Agriculture provides income and employment for over 90 cent of the people. The Local Government falls within the forest and derived savannah zones of the country. This make it possible for the area suitable for a wide range of corps – both food and cash crops.

Among the food crops are Yam, Maize, Cassava, Soya, Beans and Plantain while cash crops include Oil Palm, Cocoa, Timber etc.

Rice production is popular among farmers within the Local Government around Babamogba-Bantu area.

The popular International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has its HQ within the Local Government. Farmers within the Local Government had benefited immensely from the research findings from IITA. The Local Government farmers supply various improved varieties of cassava to other support agric establishments in the Local Government.

• Ayanyemi
• Atokowagbowonle Dudun group
• Arijogbayi Bata group
• Ibadan central students cultural troupe

Cocoa plantation in major villages owned by individuals and Government. There is a cattle markets at Moniya and also Akinyele Farmers traders’ markets.

People from various walks of life trade at the Local Government famous markets like the farmers’ market at Moniya and Odunnewu, Olanla Market, Alaawe, Imini, Ijaye, Apapa, Ikereku, Jarija, Onidundu, Akinyele, Ojoo, Elekuru, Ayetoro, Olosun, Olorisaoko and Alabata, Olunlosin and Ojaoba Iroko.

There is the production of Black Soap at Ketepe, Gari at Moniya, Jarija and Ijaye; Palm Oil at Iroko.

Some of the industrial representations include –

• Sasa Ojoo Community Bank, Oojo.
• Irepo Community Bank, Moniya-Ojoo Road
• Spring Bank, Olororo Bus Stop, near NISER

• There is the famous Idan Hill at Ikereku from where places as far as Mapo Hill in Ibadan can be viewed from its apex.
• There is the Oke Olorunkole at Akinyele Village. The name was derived from the site being “Natural room built inside the rock”. The room has been renovated for spiritual uses.
  •  The hill has also been modernized by the construction of steps on the surface of the hill from down to its apex. Altars were built around the reputed footprint of an angel that appeared to the founder during prayer.
• There is the renovated Kunrunmi Palace at Ijaye.
• There is the Ogun Kunrunmi Shrine during his life time.
• There is the dilapidated “Sango” Kunrunmi Palace at Ijaye and Sango shrine.
• There is also the site of the famous palm tree that received partially all the bullets meant for Kunrunmi and his warriors known as ‘Ope Kunrunmi’ or Ope Ijaye.