This research reviewed status, challenges and prospects of agricultural mechanization in Osun State of Nigeria. Personal observation, oral interview, past records and questionnaire were used to collect data from various establishments visited in the nine selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Osun State. Results identified shortage of capital, land tenure, small farm holding and fragmented land, poor infrastructural facilities, poor attitudes toward adoption of new innovation and non- availability of storage means as problems. There was a range of 385.5% - 394.4% for settlers than non-settlers in arable crops; 91% of non-settlers/local farmers belief that uses of farm inputs have negative side-effect on crops and soil. 68% of the farms have functional implements while 32% of the stations have non-functional implements, 52% of the respondents partially mechanized their agricultural production. 62.5% of the stations visited have maintenance, 53% of the respondents in these stations agreed diverting the money earmarked for maintenance in their budget to other things. Infrastructural problem was identified by 60 percent of the respondents. The deprivation in abundance amongst farmers in the state and in their produce is partly due to inability to mechanize agriculture to improve its efficiency, cost effectiveness, diversity and competitiveness.

Keywords: Agricultural mechanization, Capital, Infrastructural facilities, Land tenure, Storage.