Jigawa State has announced a $10 million poultry hatchery partnership with India’s Srinivasa Farms Private Limited, giving the company a 60% stake in a project aimed at shortening chick-delivery routes.
A statement issued by Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, chief press secretary to Gov. Malam Umar Namadi, said the state would own the remaining 40%. The announcement gives the deal amount as $10 million but does not explain how that figure relates to the equity split. TVC News reported that the agreement was signed in Dutse on Friday, Oct. 23.
Professor Salim Abdurrahman Lawal, Jigawa’s commissioner for livestock development, estimated that chicks from southern Nigeria may travel 1,200 to 1,500 kilometers before reaching farmers in the north. He estimated that farmers throughout Jigawa would be within roughly 150 kilometers of the planned facility. Lawal said the longer trip can leave chicks in worse condition and delay their response to feed.
Srinivasa Farms Vice President Senthil Kumar Krishnan said local production could ease transport difficulties. “By producing the chicks locally, we will be able to address these challenges,” he said.
The state announcement says the agreement includes provisions for training and technical guidance for smallholder poultry farmers. It also mentions delivery facilities and a role for young people in distributing chicks, without specifying the scale of those efforts.
The state describes the proposed hatchery as expected to be the first modern facility of its kind in Northern Nigeria. It says Namadi’s India trip preceded a broader push involving five partnerships, including the hatchery. In May 2025, Namadi headed a Jigawa delegation to Srinivasa Farms’ Hyderabad headquarters for talks on poultry cooperation. Namadi said the project also supports Nigeria’s federal food-security agenda. The announcement did not set a construction timetable or provide an expected output figure.
