By Muhd D Haidar
Jigawa state Government has reiterated it’s commitment to apply standard packages of local agricultural products to enhance value chain and market guarantee for dealers, consumers and exporter.
Governor Malam Umar Namadi stated this while speaking at the official commissioning ceremony of Hibiscus Cleaning and Fumigation Company COMTTRA – Jigawa established by private investor in collaboration with Jigawa state government at Maigatari local government of the stat
Governor Namadi explained that Jigawa state is a leading state in producing Hibiscus, Sesame, Rice and other agricultural crops, “government is determined to partner with other privates company to promote value chain and standard in production, processing and packaging for competing at local and international market”. Said he.
The governor added that, Jigawa state Government has been taken all the necessary steps in transforming the state agricultural sector with provision of modern farm inputs ,improve seeds training and other needed facilities to the farmers at a subsidies price.
Said he:- “Today we are proud to say our effort is yielding fruitful results, and we will continue to invest heavily in the sector for jobs creation, food security, growth and development”.
He however assured Hibiscus farmers that, his government will go round the world and source machine that will improve the Hibiscus production harvesting and processing and reduce the hard labour to enhance it’s production at competitive and all profitable price.
In his remarks at the occasion the Chief Executive Director Nigerian Export Promoting Council who was represented by Mr Amby Dauda Ambiktum Director Export Development and Incentive Department said in 2023 Hibiscus worth over $142 million was exported by 130 companies to 32 countries across the world,
The CEO then promised to continue collaborating with Jigawa state in promoting Hibiscus export being the major producer of the beverages in Nigeria.
In his Speech the Chief Executive Officer COMATRA, Alhaji Umar Faruk Lawan Batagarawa thanks Jigawa state Government for creating enabling environment for investment which attracted his company to invest in the state.
“Jigawa state is an investor friendly state, we promised to continue collaborating with government and farmers for the development of Hibiscus production, processing and marketing in the state job creation growth”. CEO assured.
In his speech the state commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hon Aminu Ahmad Kanta said COMMATRA -Jigawa Company was established at Maigatari Free Export Processing Zone under the Jigawa state Government Public Private partnership to support Hibiscus production, and processing and to provide farmers with modern technology of farming as well as market guarantee.
