KANINVEST partners NCX to boost Kano’s agricultural investments, commodity trade

From Mustapha Adamu, Kano

The Kano State Investment Promotion Agency (KANINVEST) and the Nigerian Commodity Exchange (NCX) have partnered to drive fresh investments, upgrade commodity trading, and accelerate economic growth across Kano State.

The collaboration was finalized during a high-level meeting at KANINVEST headquarters in Kano, where NCX Managing Director, Anthony Atuche, visited the Director General of KANINVEST, Dr. Muhammad Nazir Halliru.

The strategic partnership will leverage Kano’s status as a major regional commercial hub to transform its agricultural value chain.

The joint initiative focuses on four main pillars infrastructure and storage; technology and financing; data-driven research; and market integration.

It’s expected that KANINVEST will map out and register reliable data on local farmers, cooperatives, merchants, and aggregators to build highly targeted economic strategies.

“Stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Commodity Exchange will unlock new investment opportunities and provide easier access to domestic and international markets.

“This aligns with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s vision to diversify our economy and support sustainable investment,” Dr. Muhammad Nazir Halliru, DG/CEO of KANINVEST stated.

According to Anthony Atuche, Managing Director of NCX :

“The essence of this partnership is about unlocking revenue, creating jobs, and ensuring that smallholder farmers move from simply farming to seeing agriculture as a business.”

By connecting smallholder farmers directly to modern exchange infrastructure—including massive hubs like Kano’s Dawanau International Grain Market (the largest grain market in West Africa)—the initiative aims to create jobs, secure reliable revenue streams, and firmly align Kano with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope infrastructure agenda.