Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange

The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), established in 2001 and headquartered in Abuja, is Nigeria's government-backed commodity exchange, operating under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria. NCX trades agricultural commodities including sesame, soybean, sorghum, groundnuts, and cotton. The exchange provides warehouse receipt-based trading infrastructure to help Nigerian farmers access better prices and pre-export financing. Nigeria, as Africa's largest economy, is a significant producer of sesame, cocoa, and palm oil.

The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), established in 2008 by the Ethiopian government, was Africa's first regulated multi-commodity exchange and a transformative initiative designed to modernise agricultural market infrastructure. ECX provides transparent, rules-based trading for coffee, sesame, maize, wheat, and haricot beans. As Ethiopia is the birthplace of arabica coffee and a top global coffee producer, ECX plays a critical role in price discovery and export logistics for specialty Ethiopian coffees, benefiting millions of smallholder farmers.

Africa Mercantile Exchange (AfMX) is a Nairobi-based commodity exchange platform offering trading and price-discovery services for agricultural products and energy commodities across East African markets. AfMX is designed to improve market access for East African producers by providing a regulated and transparent trading environment for commodities including agricultural staples and energy products.

AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited (AFEX), operated by Africa Exchange Holdings, is a private sector-led agricultural commodity exchange with operations across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Cameroon. Founded in 2014, AFEX runs a tech-enabled commodity trading platform focused on agri-commodities including maize, soybean, rice, and cashews. AFEX provides farmers with access to markets, storage infrastructure, and agricultural finance through its warehousing and commodity-backed financing solutions across West and East Africa.