Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State on Thursday presided over the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of investors for the large-scale production of alfalfa.
Under the agreement, the Jigawa State Government will provide up to 100,000 hectares of land, making it one of the largest alfalfa production projects in Africa.
The MoU signing followed a visit by a high-level delegation led by the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa.
The delegation also included the Managing Director of NEXIM Bank, Mr. Abubakar Abba Bello; the Managing Director of MOFI, Dr. Armstrong Takang; the Managing Director of Jaiz Bank, Mr. Haruna Musa; and private-sector partners such as Capemano, Alami Capital, EL-Meena Farms, Matura Farm, alongside representatives from the NSIA and other key institutions.
