About Us

Building Zambia’s premier, sustainable grain commodity and risk management platform.

A row of grain silos in a field.
A row of grain silos in a field.
A row of grain silos in a field.

Who We Are

Who We Are

The Sustainable Grain Commodity Platform for Zambia

The Sustainable Grain Commodity Platform for Zambia

Cedarline Grain Commodities Ltd. (CGC) is a privately owned, proud Zambian limited company focused on rapidly creating a sustainable grain commodity platform that enhances profitability across the value chain.

Cedarline Grain Commodities Ltd. (CGC) is a privately owned, proud Zambian limited company focused on rapidly creating a sustainable grain commodity platform that enhances profitability across the value chain.

Our Mission

We link emerging and commercial farmers directly to formal, high-value markets. We achieve this by offering competitive purchasing, strategic storage, and pioneering financial inclusion products built strictly on execution, product, and relationship excellence.

Our Mission

We link emerging and commercial farmers directly to formal, high-value markets. We achieve this by offering competitive purchasing, strategic storage, and pioneering financial inclusion products built strictly on execution, product, and relationship excellence.

Corporate Rigour

Backed by an executive team experienced in both high-growth startups and complex multinational environments, CGC adheres to the highest GAAP standards, strict ethical compliance, and uncompromised corporate codes of conduct.

Corporate Rigour

Backed by an executive team experienced in both high-growth startups and complex multinational environments, CGC adheres to the highest GAAP standards, strict ethical compliance, and uncompromised corporate codes of conduct.

Soya bean on a stem lit with sunlight.
Soya bean on a stem lit with sunlight.

Strategic Advantage

Why Financial & Agricultural Partners Trust CGC

Leading Zambia’s agricultural value chain through secure infrastructure, direct market access, and bankable financial inclusion.

Strategic Infrastructure

Headquartered in Lusaka with key operational sites across the Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern provinces, placing us directly in Zambia's major grain production zones.

Market Access & Linkages

Creating a powerful "demand pull" by connecting smallholders and commercial producers directly to major millers, providing critical liquidity and market routes.

Financial Inclusion

Transforming stored grain into bankable collateral with silo certificates, allowing producers to unlock financing for up to 70% of commodity value.

Risk & Execution Excellence

Mitigating market-to-market risks through strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), deep banking integration, and automated daily inventory auditing.

Leadership

Supporting Farmers Every Step

Decades of Institutional Expertise & Corporate Compliance

Eran Zuriel

African Business Executive 25+ years

Kelvin Mutale

30+ years of Leadership in Logistics & Execution in Africa

Eran Zuriel snd Kelvin Mutale at the CGC Office.
Eran Zuriel snd Kelvin Mutale at the CGC Office.
Eran Zuriel sitting on a chair in the CGC Office and smiling.
Eran Zuriel sitting on a chair in the CGC Office and smiling.

Chief Executive Officer (Director / Shareholder)

Chief Executive Officer (Director / Shareholder)

Eran Zuriel

Eran Zuriel

As a seasoned African Business Executive for the past 25 years, Eran has successfully established agricultural commodity and trading platforms across Africa, adding sustainable value by cementing regional value chains. He is well-rehearsed in risk mitigation, transparent inventory systems, and rigorous standard operating procedures (SOPs) to seamlessly manage multi-million dollar commodity financing lines in the region.

As a seasoned African Business Executive for the past 25 years, Eran has successfully established agricultural commodity and trading platforms across Africa, adding sustainable value by cementing regional value chains. He is well-rehearsed in risk mitigation, transparent inventory systems, and rigorous standard operating procedures (SOPs) to seamlessly manage multi-million dollar commodity financing lines in the region.

Formerly the Africa Cluster Head for Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), he oversaw regional corporate growth, agricultural sustainability, and large-scale operations. Eran holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA majoring in Economics from Oxford Brookes University.

Formerly the Africa Cluster Head for Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), he oversaw regional corporate growth, agricultural sustainability, and large-scale operations. Eran holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA majoring in Economics from Oxford Brookes University.

Chief Strategy Officer (Director / Shareholder)

Chief Strategy Officer (Director / Shareholder)

Kelvin Mutale

Kelvin Mutale

An experienced strategist specializing in regional agricultural logistics, execution, and supply chain oversight with over 30 years of direct leadership, supervision, and coordination responsibilities. Kelvin is an internationally sought-after operations consultant for multi-country agricultural and commercial collaborations across Southern and Eastern Africa.

An experienced strategist specializing in regional agricultural logistics, execution, and supply chain oversight with over 30 years of direct leadership, supervision, and coordination responsibilities. Kelvin is an internationally sought-after operations consultant for multi-country agricultural and commercial collaborations across Southern and Eastern Africa.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, deeply understands complex regional market-to-market risks, and is highly multilingual: fluent in English, Bemba, and Nyanja, with functional knowledge of Gujarati, Kachi, and Swahili.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, deeply understands complex regional market-to-market risks, and is highly multilingual: fluent in English, Bemba, and Nyanja, with functional knowledge of Gujarati, Kachi, and Swahili.

Kelvin Mutale sitting on a chair in the CGC Office and smiling.
Kelvin Mutale sitting on a chair in the CGC Office and smiling.

Scale & Capabilities

Scale & Capabilities

Scale & Capabilities

Built for High-Volume Agricultural Demand

Built for High-Volume Agricultural Demand

Strategic Geographic Presence

Our primary operations are managed from our Head Office in Lusaka, supported by localized asset sites in the Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern provinces. Storage facilities are positioned near dominant grain production areas to heavily optimize logistics and minimize transit costs.

Warehouse filled with grains.
Strategic Geographic Presence

Our primary operations are managed from our Head Office in Lusaka, supported by localized asset sites in the Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern provinces. Storage facilities are positioned near dominant grain production areas to heavily optimize logistics and minimize transit costs.

Warehouse filled with grains.
Hours of Operation

CGC maintains standard corporate business operations annually for product receipt, strategic storage, and dispatch. Shift scheduling scales up to extended 24/7 operations during the peak harvest seasons (May – April) to seamlessly accommodate rapid purchasing surges and incoming storage activities.

A man peeling white corn.
Hours of Operation

CGC maintains standard corporate business operations annually for product receipt, strategic storage, and dispatch. Shift scheduling scales up to extended 24/7 operations during the peak harvest seasons (May – April) to seamlessly accommodate rapid purchasing surges and incoming storage activities.

A man peeling white corn.
Hours of Operation

CGC maintains standard corporate business operations annually for product receipt, strategic storage, and dispatch. Shift scheduling scales up to extended 24/7 operations during the peak harvest seasons (May – April) to seamlessly accommodate rapid purchasing surges and incoming storage activities.

A man peeling white corn.
Physical Infrastructure Assets:

Comprehensive office setups in Lusaka and all major regional production hubs.

Advanced testing laboratories and modern grain grading equipment.

Fully integrated, certified industrial weighbridges for transparent intake.

Optimized bulk grain storage systems, including large-scale protective sheds, grain bunkers, and secure bag storage layout fields.

Comprehensive office setups in Lusaka and all major regional production hubs.

Fully integrated, certified industrial weighbridges for transparent intake.

Advanced testing laboratories and modern grain grading equipment.

Optimized bulk grain storage systems, including large-scale protective sheds, grain bunkers, and secure bag storage layout fields.

Corn Field during sunset

Partner with Zambia's Premier Grain Platform

We back our commercial relationships and partner confidence with formal corporate Letters of Intent (LOIs), available upon request for verified institutions.

Corn Field during sunset

Partner with Zambia's Premier Grain Platform

We back our commercial relationships and partner confidence with formal corporate Letters of Intent (LOIs), available upon request for verified institutions.