Machines and markets at the farm gate.
Agricliq Trading connects Nigerian farmers to buyers. In Plateau State we gather the harvest, clean it, store it and trade it.
- Crops handled: soybeans, sorghum, maize, millet, rice, sesame
- 6
- Our aggregation and processing centre
- Plateau State
- To processor and institutional buyer
- Farm gate
- Cleaning and threshing equipment installed
- Machines
Much of Nigeria’s grain is still handled by hand.
In much of Nigeria, grain is still harvested, threshed, dried and sorted by hand. That costs farmers time, lets quality slip and leaves buyers with uneven, unclean product. Agricliq is bringing machines into the value chain, so grain is cleaned, graded and stored properly, and farmers, buyers and processors can deal with each other through one reliable hub.
Agricliq is part of the MEA Group and draws on the Group’s trading experience and trucks. A young agribusiness gets a supply chain and market access that standalone operators would take years to build.
Three activities, one hub.
Farming
We are completing our current soybean season in Plateau State. Growing our own crop gives the team first-hand production experience and brings us closer to local farmers.
Aggregation and processing centre
We are setting up the centre in Plateau State. Multi-grain cleaning and threshing equipment is already installed, ready for soybeans, sorghum, maize, millet, rice and sesame.
Commodity trading
We buy grain at the farm gate and clean and grade it. Then we either resell it quickly or store selected volumes to sell when the market is better.
Commodities we handle
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| Soybeans | Oilseed | Oil and feed processors, food manufacturers |
| Sorghum | Cereal | Brewers, millers, feed and food |
| Maize | Cereal | Feed mills, millers, food manufacturers |
| Millet | Cereal | Millers and food producers |
| Rice | Cereal | Milling and packaging; a dedicated rice mill is under consideration |
| Sesame | Oilseed | Oil crushers and export buyers |
The crop list reflects the equipment now installed at the centre. Volumes, grades and specifications are agreed with each buyer.
From the farm gate to the buyer.
- 01
Buy at the farm gate
We build a network of farmers and buy grain right where it grows.
- 02
Clean and grade
Machines lift out the dirt and husk and sort the grain by quality, so every lot meets a clear standard.
- 03
Sell or store
We resell quickly to buyers and processors, or keep selected volumes in storage and wait for a better market.
- 04
Deliver
The group’s logistics experience gets the product to the buyer.
Who we work with
Farmers
A reliable buyer for your harvest, a cleaning and threshing service on site, and a route to better markets. Smallholders, commercial farmers, cooperatives and aggregators are all welcome to talk to us.
Buyers and processors
Cleaned, graded grain from a single hub, and relationships that grow season after season. We are building structured offtake arrangements with end buyers and processors.
Partners and investors
As the hub grows, we welcome partners in storage, processing, packaging and logistics. Contact us to discuss.
A growing population needs food.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and one of its youngest. Every new household needs grain, Oil and feed, and the farm gate is where that supply starts. Better cleaning, grading and storage mean less waste and better prices for farmers, and more consistent product for the processors and manufacturers who buy from them.
- 230 million+
- People in Nigeria today
- ~359 million
- Nigeria’s population by 2050 (UN)
- Under 20
- Median age, so demand keeps rising
- ~65%
- Of the world’s remaining uncultivated arable land is in Africa (AfDB)
Where we are
Agricliq Trading is based in Plateau State, Nigeria, where the aggregation and processing centre is being set up. If you grow, buy or process grain in Nigeria, come and talk to us.
Sell, buy or partner with Agricliq.
“The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.”