Jigawa Govt. Explores Technical Cooperation With Indian Institutions

…With Focus on Dairy, Livestock, Seed, Others

By Mohammed Abubakar Dutse

Governor, Umar Namadi of Jigawa state on Saturday led a high-level state delegation on a two-week agricultural trade and investment mission to India as part of the government’s efforts aimed at transforming the state’s agriculture through modern technologies and international collaboration.

The essence of the visit, which is expected to last till June 3rd, revolves around the state’s resolve to revamp its agriculture through international cooperation and advanced technologies, as part of continued effort to drive economic growth and agricultural transformation,

On the governor’s delegation were political office holders and technical experts, including the commissioner of agriculture; technical adviser to the governor on agriculture; permanent secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; director general, Jigawa Research Institute; and the executive secretary, Farmers and Herdsmen Management Board.

While in India, the team would engage with leading Indian institutions across Gujarat, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh to study scalable innovations and explore cooperative ventures in the following focus areas such as Dairy Value Chain Modernization, engagements with Amul Dairy Cooperative and the National Dairy Development Board to understudy integrated dairy systems, cold chain logistics, and cooperative models.

Others include Livestock Development visits to Srinivasa Hatcheries and Agricultural Research Centres to assess breeding technologies, artificial insemination, and feed innovation. Agri-Tech and Seed Development.

The team is also expected to explore partnership opportunities with top firms like Nuziveedu Seeds and Corntech Seeds in mechanized farming and improved seed varieties and Aquaculture and Poultry Production as well as
study of successful models in fish farming and poultry integration with emphasis on smallholder inclusion in Andhra Pradesh.

The trade mission is expected to yield technical cooperation agreements with Indian institutions, development of pilot dairy and livestock improvement projects, engage in capacity-building programmes for the state’s extension workers and farmers as well as extract Investment commitments from leading Indian agribusiness firms.

Namadi believed that the mission would generate practical solutions for increasing productivity, strengthening food security, and creating jobs through sustainable agricultural practices.

“This visit marks a decisive step toward repositioning Jigawa as a leader in agricultural innovation and rural transformation,” he said.