Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research

This study estimates the quantity of kolanut produced and supplied in the southwest state of Nigeria. Five notable states identified for high participation in kolanut value and supply chains, and communities where kola nuts are collated and moved to other parts of the country and neighbouring countries, were purposely sampled. A random sampling technique was used in selecting respondents from the list of members of the Kolanut Association in each of the states. Data compiled from the records of each collation centre was used for the analysis. The result reveals that there are five (5) distribution channels in the study areas. Osun state is ranked 1st with the highest number 532 of coalition centres. Ondo state has 127 collation centres and communities, and Ekiti state ranks 3rd with 109 collation centres. The findings reveal that 61.8% of collation centres were owned by women, whereas 37.8% were owned by males in Osun state. Additionally, the marketers in Ondo and Ekiti states (24.4% and 10.5%) were females, while male kola marketers dominate in Ogun (24.0%) and Lagos states (2.1%) respectively. The study further reveals that a total of 10,700, 10,680 and 10,340 tons, respectively, were supplied by three communities during the study period in Osun state. The study shows that in Ekiti state, Ayegunle-Ise and Ijan supplied the highest (1,380) and (1,140) tons of kolanut during the period under study. A total 24, 194 tons were supplied from Ogun state, of which Shagamu delivered (23,200 tons). In Ondo state, a total of 67,927 was supplied during the survey, out of which Ore supplied the highest (45,523), Ondo supplied (14,315) and Ikare (8,080). Lagos state supplied 21,400 tons, with Agege centre delivering the highest quantity of 18,300 tons. Volume of kolanut supplied from the southwest was at its peak. The government should fine-tune the kolanut marketing and distribution chain to ensure its sustainability and enhance revenue.