Jigawa state (Dutse), October 31, 2025
Jigawa state government state executive council has approved a partnership between the state and a company, El-Meena Farms on the development of Alfalfa value chain.
The state Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sports, Mr Sagir Musa, made this known on Friday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly executive council meeting in Dutse.
He said that the partnership is financially supported by Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) and the Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM Bank) respectively.
According to him, “This strategic collaboration marks a major step in the Jigawa’s efforts to diversify the economy, boost agricultural productivity and enhance the livestock and dairy sectors.
“This we hope to achieve through the large-scale cultivation, processing and export of high-quality Alfalfa, where the project is expected to generate over $400 million in economic value.
“As anticipated, the project would create more than 100,000 direct jobs and over 500,000 indirect jobs across the stat, in addition to strengthening rural livelihoods, empowering farmers, attracting foreign investments.
“This is also expected to position Jigawa as a leading hub for Alfalfa production and export in subsaharan Africa,” the Commissioner said.
He highlighted that the Namadi administration, is committed to ensure a sustainable agricultural transformation, private-sector-driven growth and enhance global competition.
Alfalfa is a flowering plant that is hugh in protein and is usually processed and used as animal feed for diary generation in animals.
Aisha Ahmed ✍ from Dutse
