50 largest listed agribusiness companies in Africa

Africa’s agricultural sector is driven not only by millions of smallholder farmers but also by some of the continent’s largest agribusiness companies listed on major stock exchanges.

These enterprises operate expansive farms and plantations, process agricultural commodities and distribute food products across domestic and global markets.

From palm oil estates in Nigeria to sugar plantations in Zambia and tea estates in Kenya, Africa’s largest agribusiness companies play a central role in food production, exports and rural employment.

Many of these firms combine farming with agro-processing, logistics and integrated supply chains, transforming agriculture into a major contributor to shareholder value and economic growth.

Shore Africa compiled a list of 50 of the largest listed agribusiness companies in Africa, spanning sectors including palm oil, sugar, poultry, dairy, fisheries, seeds, plantation crops and agricultural inputs.

The companies are listed across major African exchanges including the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Nigerian Exchange, Egyptian Exchange, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Casablanca Stock Exchange and others.

Together they represent the scale and diversity of Africa’s agricultural economy. Some operate massive plantations producing crops such as tea, coffee, bananas, macadamia, cocoa and avocados.

Others specialize in livestock, poultry, aquaculture or agricultural inputs that support farming productivity across the continent.

Beyond production, these companies play a major role in export markets, supplying food and raw materials to global buyers while supporting employment and rural development.

Below is Shore Africa’s snapshot of 50 of the largest listed farming and agribusiness companies shaping Africa’s agricultural landscape.

1.  Abu Qir Fertilizers
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP106.12 billion ($2.01 billion)
Abu Qir Fertilizers manufactures nitrogen fertilizers widely used in agriculture across Egypt.

2. Presco Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N2.7 trillion ($1.93 billion)
Presco Plc is a leading Nigerian palm oil producer with integrated plantations, milling, and refining operations.

3. Cosumar
Listed on: Casablanca Stock Exchange
Valuation: MAD17.18 billion ($1.83 billion)
Cosumar is Morocco’s largest sugar producer, sourcing sugar beet and sugarcane from domestic farms for processing and distribution.

4. Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Plc
Listed on: Malawi Stock Exchange
Valuation: MWK2.1 trillion ($1.21 billion)
Illovo Sugar Malawi operates major sugar estates at Nchalo and Dwangwa, making it the country’s largest sugar producer.

5. Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N1.68 trillion ($1.2 billion)
Nigeria’s Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc operates large palm oil plantations and milling facilities in Edo State.

6. Lesieur Cristal
Listed on: Casablanca Stock Exchange
Valuation: MAD9.12 billion ($971.12 million)
Lesieur Cristal processes oilseeds into edible oils and food products under well-known Moroccan brands.

7. Astral Foods
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R11.4 billion ($689.31 million)
South Africa’s Astral Foods is one of the region’s largest poultry producers. Its vertically integrated operations span feed mills, broiler farming, and poultry processing, supplying brands such as County Fair and Goldi.

8. CMGP Group
Listed on: Casablanca Stock Exchange
Valuation: MAD6 billion ($639.1 million)
Morocco’s CMGP Group provides irrigation systems, fertilizers, and agricultural infrastructure supporting large-scale farming across the region.

9. Press Corporation Plc
Listed on: Malawi Stock Exchange
Valuation: MWk941 billion ($542.18 million)
Malawi’s Press Corporation Plc holds investments in agribusiness through subsidiaries involved in farming and agro-processing.

10. RCL Foods
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R8.16 billion ($493.35 million)
RCL Foods operates a broad food and agriculture business covering poultry farming, animal feed production, sugar milling, and consumer food products across Southern Africa.

11. Juhayna Food Industries
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP24.79 billion ($469.55 million)
Juhayna Food Industries operates extensive dairy supply chains and milk-sourcing farms.

12. Oceana Group
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R7.2 billion ($435.34 million)
One of Africa’s largest seafood companies, Oceana Group, operates fishing fleets and seafood processing businesses.

13. SAPH Côte d’Ivoire
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: XOF211 billion ($374.18 million)
SAPH is one of the country’s leading natural rubber producers with large plantations.

14. SOGB Côte d’Ivoire
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: XOF189 billion ($335.19 million)
SOGB manages rubber plantations producing natural rubber for industrial markets.

15. National Investment Trust Limited
Listed on: Malawi Stock Exchange
Valuation: MWK531 billion ($306.01 million)
National Investment Trust Limited provides indirect exposure to agriculture through investments in agribusiness companies.

16. Cairo Poultry Company
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP15.19 billion ($287.73 million)
Cairo Poultry Company is one of Egypt’s largest integrated poultry producers.

17. Palm Côte d’Ivoire (PALC)
Listed on: BRVM Stock Exchange
Valuation: XOF 144 billion ($255.31 million)
PALC operates palm oil plantations and edible oil processing facilities.

18. Mutandis
Listed on: Casablanca Stock Exchange
Valuation: MAD2.22 billion ($236.33 million)
Moroccan group Mutandis produces sardines, fruit juices, and other food products linked to agricultural supply chains.

19. Sea Harvest Group
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R3.32 billion ($200.72 million)
Sea Harvest Group is a leading fishing and aquaculture company operating across Southern Africa’s seafood sector.

20. Kaap Agri
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R3.3 billion ($199.5 million)
Kaap Agri, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, provides agricultural inputs, grain services, and fuel distribution to farmers across South Africa.

21. Quantum Foods Holdings
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R2.23 billion ($134.83 million)
South Africa’s Quantum Foods Holdings focuses on egg production and animal feed manufacturing. Its flagship brand, Nulaid, is among the region’s most recognized egg products.

22. Medine Limited
Listed on: Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Valuation: MUR6.3 billion ($133.89 million)
Listed on the SEM, Medine operates a diversified business with a significant agricultural segment. This includes planting and milling of sugar cane, production of fruits and vegetables, landscaping, nursery activities, and deer farming, meaning a meaningful exposure to farming and primary agriculture alongside its other activities. 

23. Zeder Investments
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R1.93 billion ($116.69 million)
Zeder Investments is an investment holding company focused on agriculture and food businesses across Africa.

24. Seed Co International Limited
Listed on: Botswana Stock Exchange
Valuation: N1.38 billion ($102 million)
Seed Co International produces hybrid seeds distributed across more than 15 African countries.

25. Hippo Valley Estates
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZiG 1.99 billion ($77.61 million)
Zimbabwe’s Hippo Valley Estates operates vast sugarcane plantations and sugar milling facilities.

26. Kakuzi Plc
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh8.41 billion ($65.05 million)
Kenya’s Kakuzi Plc is a diversified agricultural group producing avocados, macadamia nuts, tea, livestock, and forestry products. It has become one of the country’s leading avocado exporters, supplying European and global markets.

27. Go Green for Agricultural Investment and Development
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP3.15 billion ($59.67 million)
Egypt-based Go Green focuses on land reclamation and farming, including jojoba, olives, and fish farming.

28. Sucrivoire (SCRC)
Listed on:  Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: XOF29.5 billion ($52.31 million)
Sucrivoire cultivates sugarcane and produces sugar products in Côte d’Ivoire.

29. Sasini Plc
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh6.93 billion ($49.42 million)
Sasini Plc is a diversified Kenyan agricultural company involved in tea, coffee, macadamia, dairy, and horticulture production. The firm operates estates and processing facilities supporting Kenya’s agricultural exports.

30. AJWA Group for Food Industries
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP2.16 billion ($40.87 million)
AJWA Group produces rice, grains, edible oils, and other food products tied to agricultural supply chains.

31. Williamson Tea Kenya Plc
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh4.9 billion ($37.91 million)
Williamson Tea Kenya Plc cultivates and processes tea across its plantations before exporting globally. The company is known for producing premium Kenyan teas distributed internationally.

32.  Tongaat Hulett
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R546 million ($33 million)
A major sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett operates extensive sugarcane plantations and milling operations throughout Southern Africa.

33. Ellah Lakes Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N47.5 billion ($33.97 million)
Nigeria’s Ellah Lakes Plc focuses on aquaculture, oil palm development, and food processing.

34. Africa Eats Ltd
Listed on: Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Valuation: $30.9 million
A newer company listed on the High‑Growth segment of the SEM that invests across agribusiness value chains in Africa, supporting food production, animal feed, logistics and related farm‑linked enterprises.

35. Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh3.82 billion ($29.54 million)
Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc, part of the James Finlay group, operates tea plantations in Kenya’s fertile highlands. The company cultivates, processes, and exports tea to global markets, benefiting from Kenya’s favorable climate for high-quality tea production.

36. Omnicane Ltd
Listed on: Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Valuation: MUR1.3 billion ($27.63 million)
A long‑established Mauritius sugar‑cane company listed on the Official Market of the SEM. It focuses on sugarcane cultivation and downstream products including refined sugar, bioethanol, thermal energy and electricity — a classic agribusiness / farming enterprise on the exchange. 

37. Zambeef Products Plc
Listed on: Zambia Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZMW533 million ($27.4 million)
Zambeef Products Plc runs integrated farming operations including livestock, feed production, and food processing.

38. Misr Poultry Company
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP1.23 billion ($23.22 million)
Misr Poultry Company produces broilers, eggs, poultry feed, and processed chicken products.

39. FTN Cocoa Processors Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N23.4 billion ($16.73 million)
FTN Cocoa Processors Plc processes cocoa beans into butter and powder for export markets.

40. Crookes Brothers
Listed on: Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Valuation: R275 million ($16.63 million)
Crookes Brothers is a pure agricultural company cultivating sugar cane, bananas, citrus, and macadamia nuts. Its farming operations extend across South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini.

41. Livestock Feeds Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N21 billion ($15.02 million)
Livestock Feeds Plc produces livestock and poultry feeds distributed across Nigeria.

42. Limuru Tea Plc
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh1.23 billion ($9.51 million)
Operating near Limuru town, Limuru Tea Plc manages approximately 282 hectares of tea plantations. The company focuses on cultivating and selling green leaf tea primarily for export markets.

43. Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc
Listed on: Nigerian Exchange
Valuation: N10.4 billion ($7.44 million)
Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc operates poultry, fish farming, crop cultivation, and feed milling.

44. Eaagads Limited
Listed on: Nairobi Securities Exchange
Valuation: Ksh945 million ($7.31 million)
Kenya-based Eaagads Limited is a long-standing coffee plantation company focused on Arabica production for export markets. Founded in 1946, it cultivates, processes, and markets high-quality coffee beans primarily destined for international buyers. Its estates contribute to Kenya’s reputation as a premium coffee producer.

45. Tanganda Tea Company
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZiG183 million ($7.14 million)
Tanganda Tea Company operates large tea estates and works with out-grower farmers.

46. Egypt for Poultry Company (EPCO)
Listed on: Egyptian Exchange
Valuation: EGP354.61 million ($6.72 million)
EPCO operates poultry farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and slaughterhouses across Egypt.

47. SICOR Côte d’Ivoire
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: XOF2.34 billion ($4.15 million)
SICOR operates coconut plantations and related agricultural processing businesses.

48. Ariston Holdings Limited
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZiG48.3 million ($1.89 million)
Another key plantation group, Ariston operates diversified agricultural estates producing multiple crops. Ariston Holdings produces tea, macadamia, bananas, and coffee across several estates.

49. Zambia Sugar Plc
Listed on: Zambia Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZMW23.7 billion ($1.22 billion)
Zambia Sugar Plc operates extensive irrigated sugar estates and milling facilities in Mazabuka.

50. Padenga Holdings
Listed on: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Valuation: ZiG 16.7 million ($0.65 million)
Padenga Holdings specializes in crocodile farming and exports skins to luxury fashion houses.