What Sedaco Dmcc does

Sedaco DMCC is a Dubai-incorporated agricultural commodity trading company, established in early 2021 as a 100% owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Cefetra Group BV. The company specializes in farm-gate origination and global distribution of African specialty crops — specifically oilseeds (sesame seed, soya beans, ground nuts), pulses (pigeon peas, desi and kabuli chick peas, green mung beans), raw cashew nuts, and other products (dried split ginger and hibiscus). Sedaco serves global customers in the food industry through direct B2B relationships rather than via marketplaces or digital channels, and has not disclosed a proprietary technology platform, app, API, or AI-enabled tooling.

The company operates through wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Mozambique, with longstanding supply relationships in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Ethiopia, Malawi, Benin, Burkina, Kenya, and additional West African origins. Origination occurs at farm gate to control quality and trading practices, and the company positions itself on sustainable sourcing and support for rural African economies. The management team carries 100+ years of cumulative experience in African agri-commodity trading, with key personnel (MD Anurag Bhargava, Director Tanzania Ravi Singh Bisht, Country Manager Neeraj Singh Rawat) previously working together at Maviga plus tenures at ETG and Pargan.

Revenue is generated through trading margins on bulk commodity transactions (transaction-fee economics); pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has no public customers, no awards or certifications disclosed, and no external funding — it is fully funded through its parent, which trades approximately 21 million tons of agricultural raw materials annually across brands including Cefetra, Tracomex, Premium Crops, Royal Ingredients Group, and BioCore, giving Sedaco access to shared treasury, trade finance, and compliance infrastructure.

Name

Sedaco Dmcc

Legal name

Sedaco DMCC

Website

https://sedacogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sedaco DMCC is a Dubai-based agricultural commodity trading company, founded in 2021 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Cefetra Group BV. It sources African pulses, oilseeds, nuts and spices directly from farm gate via subsidiaries in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Mozambique and sells to global food-industry customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural commodity trading: Sedaco generates revenue through trading margins on agricultural commodities including sesame seeds, soya beans, ground nuts, pigeon peas, chick peas, green mung beans, raw cashew nuts, ginger, and hibiscus. The company sources products directly from African farmers and sells to global customers in the food industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sedaco DMCC is a Dubai-based agricultural commodity trading company that sources and supplies African pulses, oilseeds, nuts, and spices to the global food industry. Operating a farm-to-factory origination model, the company procures specialty crops directly from African farmers through its subsidiaries in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Mozambique, then supplies them to food manufacturers worldwide as a 100%-owned subsidiary of Cefetra Group BV.

Product overview

Sedaco DMCC is an agricultural commodities trading company offering a portfolio of African specialty crops. The company operates as a single product line centered on commodity trading, following the 'farm to factory' model. Its core offerings include four main product categories: (1) Oilseeds - sesame seed, soya beans, and ground nuts; (2) Pulses - pigeon peas, chick peas (desi and kabuli), and green mung beans; (3) Nuts - raw cashew nuts; and (4) Other products - dried split ginger and hibiscus. The company sources directly from farmers across African countries and supplies to global customers in the food industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sesame seed African-sourced sesame seed supplied to global food manufacturers as an oilseed and food ingredient.
• Soya beans African-sourced soya beans traded to global food industry customers as a protein and oilseed ingredient.
• Ground nuts African-sourced ground nuts (peanuts) supplied to international food manufacturers for use in food products.
• Pigeon peas African-sourced pigeon peas supplied to global food industry customers as a pulse ingredient.
• Chick peas African-sourced chick peas supplied to global food manufacturers as a pulse ingredient.
• Green mung beans African-sourced green mung beans supplied to global food industry customers as a pulse ingredient.
• Raw cashew nuts African-sourced raw cashew nuts supplied to international food manufacturers for further processing.
• Dried split ginger African-sourced dried split ginger supplied to global food industry customers as a spice ingredient.
• Hibiscus African-sourced hibiscus supplied to international food and beverage manufacturers as a botanical ingredient.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Cargill is one of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders, with substantial African origination in cocoa, cocoa products, cotton and grains, plus a global food-ingredient customer base. It competes with Sedaco for both African supply and downstream food-industry buyers.
• Wilmar International: Wilmar is one of the world's largest palm-oil and oilseed processors and traders, with growing exposure to pulses, edible oils and African origination. It overlaps with Sedaco in oilseed trading and downstream food-industry customers, though Wilmar's scale is orders of magnitude larger.
• BayWa AG: BayWa is a German trading and services group active in agricultural commodities including grains, oilseeds and specialty crops, with European food-industry customers comparable to Sedaco's downstream. Cefetra itself is part of the broader BayWa network in some historical configurations, making this an especially adjacent comparable.
• Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC): LDC is a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods including oilseeds, grains, pulses, coffee and cotton, with significant African origination. It competes with Sedaco in sesame, soya, and pulses trading, especially for European food-industry customers.
• Olam Agri (Olam Group): Olam Agri is a global agri-commodity platform operating across grains, oilseeds, pulses, edible oils, cocoa, coffee and cotton with deep African origination. It dwarfs Sedaco in scale but overlaps directly in African sesame, cashew and pulses origination serving global food-industry customers.

Direct peers

• SunOpta: SunOpta's Global Ingredients segment sources, processes and distributes specialty grains, pulses, sesame and other plant-based ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. It is directly comparable to Sedaco in product mix and customer profile, though SunOpta has more downstream processing capability.
• Export Trading Group (ETG): ETG is one of Africa's largest integrated agricultural commodity traders, sourcing pulses, oilseeds, cashews, sesame and spices across East and West Africa. It is the most direct comparable to Sedaco: similar origin footprint, similar product portfolio, and overlapping customer base in the global food industry. Sedaco's MD Anurag Bhargava previously worked at ETG.

Regional players

• Adani Wilmar (Fortune Brand): Adani Wilmar is one of India's largest packaged edible-oil and food companies, sourcing oilseeds (including African origin) for the Indian market. It overlaps with Sedaco in soya bean and groundnut trading, primarily serving the Indian subcontinent rather than competing head-to-head in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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