Commodity Aggregation & Trade
Large-volume aggregation, warehousing and offtake of soybean, hibiscus, sesame, rice, cowpea and sorghum from cluster farmers across the Sahel.
Sahel-focused agribusiness · Kano, Nigeria · Est. 2021
Cultivating scale,
grounded in agronomy.
ADAB Agri-Resources is a Nigerian trading, consulting and contracting firm building resilient dryland value chains across the Sahel — aggregating commodities, designing climate-smart farming systems, and equipping smallholder clusters with GIS, soil science and market linkages at scale.
Kano · Jigawa · Katsina · Kaduna 7 focal commodities
0+ MT
Fertilizer procured & distributed
0+ MT
Hibiscus, soybean & rice aggregated
0 ha
Sesame production cluster (IFC)
0 countries
SoilPoint trials: Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Kenya
01 / Profile
A trading, consulting and contracting house — built on agronomy.
ADAB Agri-Resources Nigeria Limited was set up in February 2021 with resourceful expertise across agricultural production, trade, natural resources management, food nutrition, mechanization and other related disciplines.
We offer specialist services in crop and animal production, GIS & remote sensing, environmental impact assessment, project monitoring, land evaluation, soil testing & classification, and cost-benefit analysis — with deep field experience in the Sahel and Sudan savanna agro-ecologies of Northern Nigeria. Beyond consulting, we are an efficient aggregator of agri-commodities and agricultural inputs.
Today, our work concentrates on farmer training for sustainable commodity production and the provision of market linkages — with a focus on soybean, maize, rice, hibiscus, sesame, sorghum and cowpea.
Trading
Aggregator of agri-commodities & inputs
Consulting
EIA · soil testing · land evaluation
GIS & Remote Sensing
Farmer registration & geotagging
Contracting
Irrigation · greenhouse · orchards
Field operations
"We treat every hectare as a unit of evidence."
— ADAB Agronomy & GIS practice
2021
Founded
6
Promoters
16+
Mandates
02 / Services
Engineered for the Sahel — across the full agribusiness stack.
We integrate trading, consulting and contracting under one roof so that projects move from soil sample to signed offtake without losing momentum or evidence. Every service module ties back to measurable field outcomes.
GIS & Remote Sensing
Farm geotagging, plot-level mapping, monitoring, and dryland yield analytics.
Soil Testing & Classification
Lab-grade soil sampling, suitability evaluation and land-use planning across Sahel and Sudan savanna agro-ecologies.
Irrigation Design & Build
Engineered irrigation systems for dryland farms — drip, pivot and surface, designed for water-scarce conditions.
Tree-Crop Orchards
Establishment of orchards and shelterbelts using indigenous and high-value species suited to the Sahel.
Controlled Crop Production
Greenhouse, screen-house and net-house systems for high-value horticulture in harsh climates.
Farmer Cluster Formation
Organizing smallholders into trained, traceable producer groups with embedded market linkages.
Project Monitoring & EIA
Environmental impact assessment, project M&E and cost-benefit analysis for agri-investments.
Inputs Supply & Distribution
Procurement and last-mile distribution of fertilizer, seeds and crop-protection products at national scale.
03 / Focal Commodities
Seven crops. Built for dryland resilience and global demand.
Our focal portfolio is anchored in commodities that thrive across the Sahel — feeding domestic food-security programs and meeting strict international export specifications.
04 / Selected Projects
A track record measured in metric tons and hectares.
Mandates spanning federal feeding programs, multilateral development partners, fertilizer procurement and large-scale commodity aggregation across Northern Nigeria's drylands.
No.ProjectClientPeriod · Location
- 01Soil survey & suitability classification — Gari River-valley irrigation projectRoyal-Dutch Haskoning LtdJan – Mar 2018Kano · Jigawa
- 02Farmer registration, geotagging & soil samplingHakar Engineering Nigeria LtdMar 2018Plateau State
- 03Agri-business investment planTasnafat Nigeria LtdJun 2018Kano State
- 04Industrial Hemp growth & yield evaluation in Nigerian SavannasEsso-Terra Nigeria LtdJun – Sep 2018Kano · Katsina · Kaduna
- 05Suitability evaluation of 1,000 ha for irrigated rice productionTasnafat Nigeria LtdJul 2018Kano State
- 06Farmer aggregation & onboarding — groundnut, sesame, hibiscusLINKS / FCDOJan 2019 – Dec 2021Kano · Kaduna · Jigawa
- 07Aquagrain Soil Conditioner field evaluationAquagrain UK LtdMar 2020 – Nov 2023Kano
- 08SoilPoint Organic Fertilizer evaluation across West & East AfricaKingston Organics, USAMay 2020 – Jan 2024Nigeria · Niger · Ghana · Kenya
- 09Design of 500-ha sesame production clustersRobust Nigeria Ltd · IFCOngoingKano · Jigawa
- 10Aggregation of 11,000 MT of HibiscusACIER Nigeria LtdNov 2023 – Jan 2024Kano · Jigawa
- 11Rice supply for the National Home Grown School Feeding ProgrammeFederal Ministry of Humanitarian AffairsJan 2021 – Jun 2023Kano
- 12Cowpea supply for the National Home Grown School Feeding ProgrammeFederal Ministry of Humanitarian AffairsJan 2021 – Jun 2023Kano
- 13Aggregation of 5,000 MT of soybeanWACCOTT Nigeria LtdOngoingKano · Jigawa · Katsina
- 14Procurement & distribution of 100,000 MT of NPK and Urea fertilizerGrowtech Fertilizer Ltd · Katsina State GovtJan – Aug 2024Katsina
- 15Aggregation of 5,000 MT of paddy riceEco Vista Ltd, KanoOngoingKano
05 / Leadership
A bench of agronomists, scientists and operators.
The promoters of ADAB combine decades of field-tested agronomy, seed science, climate-smart agriculture, banking and entrepreneurship to lead the company across its trading, consulting and contracting work.
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Dr Adnan Aminu Adnan
Chief Executive Officer
Agricultural researcher, academic and consultant with over 15 years of experience across Nigeria, Ghana, Niger and Belgium. Creative and enthusiastic agronomist and bio-science engineer with deep roots in agricultural commodity trading spanning more than 20 years.
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Dr Abdulwahab Shaibu
Chief Scientific Officer
Trained plant breeder with a passion for agribusiness and trade. Has been involved in the development of new groundnut varieties and brings substantial experience in seed development, marketing and trading.
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Umar Ibrahim Moriki
Chief Operations Officer
Economist with prior experience in the banking sector and a former ICT officer at FIRS. Brings 15 years of agricultural production and commodity trading experience spanning every state in Northern Nigeria.
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Abdussalam Lawal Moriki
Executive Director · Business Development
Seasoned businessman with expertise in business development and strategy. A trained Business Administrator with a passion for ICT and agribusiness who has founded and scaled multiple ventures.
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George Thorpe
Executive Director · Strategy & Innovation
Finance professional with 14 years of experience across banking, manufacturing and commodities. Has founded and operated companies and projects involved with climate-smart agriculture.
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Aliyu Sani Zubairu
Company Secretary
Runs all administrative activities of the company and ensures statutory compliance and corporate governance.
06 / Partners
Trusted by federal, multilateral and state-level partners.
We deliver alongside development finance institutions, UN agencies, state investment authorities and global agri-tech innovators — aligning capital, science and market access for the Sahel.
Bank of AgricultureWorld Food ProgrammeDevelopment Bank of NigeriaNCCCEcoStimSoilPointNASIDAInvestJigawaBank of AgricultureWorld Food ProgrammeDevelopment Bank of NigeriaNCCCEcoStimSoilPointNASIDAInvestJigawa
07 / Get in touch
Let's plan your next dryland mandate.
Whether you need bulk commodity offtake, a soil suitability study, cluster design, or fertilizer procurement at scale — talk to us.
- Head officeKm 12 Zaria RoadTamburawa Town, Kano State, Nigeria
- Email[email protected]