Saro Agro-Allied

Saro Agro-Allied is a leading agricultural commodities exporting company that started in 1996 as a cocoa trading company. Today, we are a major player in the Cocoa Supply Chain in Nigeria trading both locally and internationally.

We began direct international sales with Schokinag of Germany from 1999 to 2008, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) from 2009 to 2015 and lately Olam from 2016 to date, following the acquisition of ADM Cocoa.

We pioneered the exporting of Organic Cocoa to Europe from Nigeria and this feat was achieved through an efficiently run “out-growers” scheme, certified by the world-renowned Institute of Marketecology, IMO.

Our operations over time have covered sesame seeds, cashew and cocoa-producing communities in Nigeria, where our field-officers work in close proximity with farmers and Licensed Buying Agents, ensuring we have direct information on crop status and local conditions that may affect yield.

We have prime market knowledge as we know the best means of getting good quality produce. Our relationship with the farmers is unparalleled in the Nigerian export industry and this gives us an edge over competition in navigating the local procurement channels in Nigeria.

In line with our goal we have transformed from a short cycle trading business to become a Consumer driven sustainable. Agric. & Food business Company with a medium to long term focus on value creation and capturing for all our stakeholders. We are already taking investment initiatives in this regards.