An indigenous company with a national mission.
Founded in Dankama, in the heart of Northern Nigeria's grain belt, we connect the farmers who grow Nigeria's food to the businesses that depend on it.
Our story
Where the harvest begins, so do we.
Every season, smallholder farmers across Katsina State bring in rich harvests of maize, beans, soybeans, millet and sorghum. Too often, much of that value is lost to poor storage, distress sales at harvest and long chains of middlemen.
Dankama Farms Limited was set up to change that. We work directly with more than 200 smallholder farmers. We buy their grain at harvest for a fair price, store it properly, then process it and supply it to industrial off-takers, markets and institutions across Nigeria.
The result is less post-harvest loss, fairer incomes for farmers, and a quality supply that buyers can rely on.
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Purpose
Vision & mission
Our vision
To be a leading agribusiness company feeding Nigeria and the world from the grain belt of Northern Nigeria, empowering farmers and ensuring food security.
Our mission
- To empower smallholder farmers through fair pricing, inputs, and market access.
- To reduce post-harvest losses through modern storage and processing.
- To provide quality, traceable grains for local and international markets.
- To build a sustainable farm-to-market value chain from farm gate to export.
What guides us
Our core values
The principles behind every purchase, every bag and every delivery.
Fairness
Transparent pricing that rewards farmers properly for their work.
Quality
Clean, graded, well-stored grain that meets the specification every time.
Traceability
Every lot can be traced back to the communities that grew it.
Sustainability
A value chain that lasts, for farmers, for buyers and for the land.
How we work
A simple model, done well.
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We partner
We build lasting relationships with smallholder farmers and support them with inputs ahead of the season.
- 02
We buy
At harvest we buy directly at fair, transparent prices, so farmers don't have to sell at distress prices.
- 03
We store & process
Grain is dried, cleaned, sorted and kept in professional storage to protect its quality.
- 04
We supply
We deliver consistent volumes to industry, markets, institutions and, increasingly, export buyers.
Leadership
Abdulhadi Ilyasu
Managing Director, Dankama Farms Limited
We started in Dankama because we know these farmers and this land. Feeding the nation begins with treating the farmer as a partner, not a supplier.Get in touch
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Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria.
Katsina State
Headquartered in Dankama, Kaita LGA, in Nigeria's grain belt.
200+ farmers
A growing network of smallholders who sell to us directly.
Export-bound
Expanding into export and Halal food supply partnerships.