Climate: Ibadan has a tropical wet and dry climate, with a lengthy wet season and relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year. Ibadan’s wet season runs from March through October, though August sees somewhat of a lull in precipitation. This lull nearly divides the wet season into two different wet seasons. November to February forms the city’s dry season, There are two peaks for rainfall, June and September. The maximum temperature is 26.46 C, minimum 21.42 C and the relative humidity is 74.55%.

Bananas, plantains, maize, cassava, soybean, cowpea and yam are crops predominately grown. Wikipedia is the source for this information.

We are very conscious of maintaining a sustainable source of food and have an active “Agricultural Program” functioning at our farm.  Food prices can inflate to the extent that it is virtually impossible to purchase locally.  We also deal with a “dry season” during the months of January to March which means fresh crops are not producing at this time and we then turn to Canada or the USA to get food donated to carry us through this, particularly difficult period.  Availability of power fluctuates dramatically and we therefore cannot depend on preserving perishable goods in a refrigerator or freezer; canned and packaged non-perishable items are greatly beneficial