Experience that travels
More than two decades in African business, supported by operating exposure across Europe and Asia, shape how we manage risk, quality and long-term relationships.
Who we are
Evolving with Africa
More than 20 years making animal feed and operating in agriculture across Zimbabwe, Mali and Zambia, through cotton, maize, soya, feed and poultry. In 2024 those operations came together as Grafax Agro.
Our story
Company timeline
- 2003 · Cotton in ZimbabweCotton ginning, press, animal feed, cake, oil at Sanyati and Mount Darwin.
- 2009 · Zambia and MaliExpanded operations into Zambia and Mali.
- 2024 · Grafax AgroOperations combined and expanded into maize milling, soya processing, poultry feed and broilers in Chisamba.
- 2026 · Operating scale2,000+ tonnes of crops processed monthly; feed output 2,000 t/month; soya capacity scaling toward 1,000 t/month.
Our mission
To strengthen Africa's food systems by producing reliable, nutritious food and feed, supporting farmers and communities, and using resources responsibly.
Today at Chisamba
One connected production system
What we learned working with farmers, managing commodity quality and running industrial plants now runs through maize milling, soya crushing, feed formulation and poultry at the same Chisamba site.
We combine practical knowledge of African agriculture with international operating experience and modern production methods. By-products from milling and crushing go directly into feed for our own birds and for customers.
How we work
Experience, science and accountability
Science applied practically
We formulate, measure and improve. Poultry nutrition, ingredient quality and flock performance are managed through data and direct observation.
Our own production at stake
We use the feed we sell in our own commercial poultry operation. Our customers receive products that we depend on ourselves.
Built for enduring relationships
Farmers, customers, employees and partners need a company that follows through on agreed terms.
Our team
Leadership
The leadership team behind Grafax brings decades of experience in textiles, cotton and agricultural commodities across Southern Africa and India.
Rakesh Bajaj
Managing Director
Rakesh leads Grafax Agro Industries from Chisamba, where maize milling, soya processing, animal feed and poultry operate as one integrated plant. He has been Managing Director since June 2023.
His career spans textile and commodity businesses built over more than three decades, including leadership across the Grafax group and operations in Southern Africa, India and beyond.
Build with Grafax
Talk to us about supply, commercial partnerships, technical collaboration or investment in Zambia's food system.