About
An international commodity trading house, sourcing at origin in Nigeria.
We built Kudalgroup around a simple observation: Nigeria produces commodities the world wants, and value is lost wherever quality, documentation and logistics are handled to a lower standard than the destination market demands. We operate to the destination market's standard.
Mission
Move Nigerian agricultural output to international markets without quality leakage.
Our mission is to be the counterparty international buyers can rely on for Nigerian origin — where the sample matches the shipment, the paperwork is complete, and the specification is agreed before money moves.
Our vision is a diversified agricultural group: multiple commodity desks, processing interests, and the logistics capability that Nigerian agriculture currently lacks. We intend to earn each of those, one operating line at a time.

Our goals
Where Kudalgroup is going
Expand into every agricultural sector
From commodity trading into processing, storage, inputs and value-added lines — building capability across the full agricultural value chain, one sector at a time.
Build an agricultural stronghold in Africa
A pan-African sourcing and export network anchored in Nigeria — connecting production belts across the continent to reliable international demand.
Lead in AI-powered agriculture
Deploying data and AI across yield forecasting, quality grading, price discovery and logistics — bringing precision agriculture to African supply chains.
The people behind the desk
One team covering the lot, from farmgate to bill of lading.
Every order is worked end-to-end by a named member of the team — click any name to see exactly what they own, or write to them directly.

Non-Executive Director
fahad.mansur@kudalgroup.comFahad provides independent oversight of the group’s direction, governance and long-term resilience. He advises the executive team on major investments, risk, institutional partnerships and responsible growth, while ensuring decisions remain aligned with the interests of buyers, suppliers and other stakeholders. His experience helps the business maintain strong accountability as it expands across products and international markets.

Chief Operating Officer
waleed.yakudima@kudalgroup.comWaleed leads day-to-day execution across procurement, processing, warehousing, logistics and export fulfilment. He converts each contract into a coordinated operating plan, assigning timelines, responsibilities and quality checkpoints from farmgate intake through port delivery. He also monitors service levels, resolves operational bottlenecks and keeps departments aligned so shipments leave on time, on grade and on agreed commercial terms.

Chief Strategy Officer
jabir.imam@kudalgroup.comJabir defines the group’s long-term commercial direction and identifies where its sourcing strengths can meet changing global demand. He assesses new buyer geographies, commodity opportunities, competitive positioning and routes to market, then develops practical growth plans with operations and finance. He also structures strategic initiatives and off-take models that can become reliable, repeatable export pipelines.
Chief Partnership Officer
khalid.mohammed@kudalgroup.comKhalid develops the institutional relationships that connect the group’s origin network with international markets. He leads strategic alliances, off-take discussions, aggregator onboarding and high-level buyer introductions, ensuring each partnership has clear commercial value and workable delivery expectations. He remains involved as relationships mature, helping convert initial engagements into durable, mutually beneficial trading partnerships.

Chief Governance and Compliance Officer
salim.sodangi@kudalgroup.comSalim oversees corporate governance and the compliance controls that protect the group, its counterparties and every shipment. He manages due diligence, export licensing, phytosanitary and customs requirements, documentary accuracy, trade-finance readiness and destination-market obligations. He also strengthens internal policies, record keeping and accountability so contracts are executed transparently and regulatory risks are addressed before cargo moves.

Operations & Admin Officer
sherifa.taunu@kudalgroup.comSherifa keeps the company’s office, field teams and executive schedules working in step. She coordinates internal workflows, meetings, records, correspondence, staff support and administrative follow-through across departments. By maintaining organised information and dependable routines, she enables the sourcing, logistics, compliance and finance teams to concentrate on contract delivery.

Business Development Manager
abdulmajid.abdulrazaq@kudalgroup.comAbdulmajid develops new revenue opportunities and helps established buyer relationships grow. He researches target markets, identifies and qualifies prospects, prepares commercial proposals, coordinates pricing inputs and follows opportunities through negotiation. Working closely with operations, he ensures every offer reflects available supply, realistic specifications and delivery capacity before converting inquiries into repeat business.

Sourcing & Buyer Relations
abdallah.idris@kudalgroup.comAbdallah connects buyer requirements directly to the group’s sourcing network. He maps production belts, maintains relationships with farmers and aggregators, evaluates seasonal availability and translates international inquiries into practical origin-side procurement briefs. For buyers, he serves as a consistent contact from initial specification and sample discussions through contracting, fulfilment feedback and repeat orders.

Procurement
nasir.mohammed@kudalgroup.comNasir executes commodity purchasing at origin against approved volume, price and quality parameters. He negotiates with farmers and aggregators, confirms available lots, schedules collection during harvest windows and coordinates warehouse intake. He also tracks contracted tonnage and supplier performance so procurement commitments translate into timely, traceable physical supply.

Quality Control & Grading
ahmad.isyaku@kudalgroup.comAhmad controls commodity quality from intake assessment through final loading. He manages representative sampling, moisture testing, purity and defect analysis, grading, lot segregation and acceptance against the buyer’s specification. He records inspection results, supports corrective handling where needed and coordinates independent inspectors at loading so the shipped cargo matches the agreed grade.

Logistics & Documentation
ibrahim.babayo@kudalgroup.comIbrahim coordinates the shipment plan and the documentary chain required to complete an export contract. He supports vessel and container bookings, prepares and checks phytosanitary, origin, fumigation and shipping documents, and follows cut-off dates with logistics partners. He also keeps document sets accurate and bank-ready for letters of credit, cash-against-documents and other agreed settlement methods.

Transport Coordinator
ibrahim.attajiri@kudalgroup.comIbrahim manages the inland movement of cargo from sourcing and warehouse locations to the export terminal. He schedules trucks, coordinates drivers and loading teams, monitors transit, verifies weighbridge records and supervises container stuffing and handover. His work ensures cargo reaches the correct terminal safely and within vessel and port cut-off times.

Outreach Officer
mahmoud.gwarzo@kudalgroup.comMahmoud extends the group’s presence across farming communities and commodity production areas. He supports farmer and aggregator engagement, communicates sourcing requirements, helps onboard new field partners and gathers local intelligence on crop conditions and availability. He also maintains clear communication between communities and the sourcing desk, strengthening trust and continuity throughout the supply network.
Why Nigeria
Origin advantage is real. Execution is the differentiator.
Scale of production
Nigeria is among the world's largest producers of sesame, cowpea, sorghum and cassava, with harvest windows that complement other origins.
Fragmented supply
Most output sits with smallholders. Value is won by whoever can aggregate consistently and hold grade across thousands of small lots.
Documentation gap
Buyers price in Nigerian counterparty risk. Clean inspection, phytosanitary and banking documentation removes that discount.
Philosophy
Sourcing to export, end to end
- 01
Own the farmgate relationship
We buy through known aggregators in defined production belts rather than the open spot market, so a lot can be traced back.
- 02
Test before you promise
No specification is offered to a buyer until the lot behind it has been sampled and measured.
- 03
Paper is part of the product
Inspection certificates, phytosanitary documents and bank-ready paperwork travel with every shipment.
- 04
Grow only into what we can run
New verticals graduate from inquiry to operating line when supply, capital and capability are all in place.
