🏢 IIGAD Agribusiness Overview

🏢 Company Overview

IIGAD LLC is a U.S.-registered for-profit agribusiness, formed in 2023 in the State of Ohio. It was originally established to operate as an import and export business, with a long-term vision to build agricultural trade bridges between the U.S. and East Africa.

Today, IIGAD is focused on launching export-oriented crop production from its 300-acre farmland in Kenya, starting with sesame, peanuts, and onions.

🔹 Business Structure

• Legal Name: IIGAD LLC

• Formed: 2023, State of Ohio, USA

• Business Type: Import/Export → Agribusiness

• Main Office & Warehouse: 50 Kingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43207

• Farm Location: Kenya (300 acres, fully owned)

• Ownership: Privately held by founder Muqtar Hassan

• Stage: Startup (Pre-harvest, land ready)

🔹 What We Do

IIGAD’s mission is to launch and scale export-focused crop farming operations in Kenya, beginning with high-demand crops that are easy to grow, store, and export.

🔹 U.S.–Kenya Hybrid Model

This model gives us the best of both worlds:

• 🇺🇸 U.S. LLC for legal protection, capital access, and investor relations

• 🇰🇪 Kenyan farmland for high-yield, low-cost production and trade agreements

🔹 What Makes Us Different

• ✅ 300 acres already owned

• ✅ U.S. company structure provides transparency and legal clarity

• ✅ Founder has 15+ years logistics experience in trucking

• ✅ Access to duty-free U.S. exports via AGOA treaty

• ✅ Lean startup model — real assets, real land, no inflated overhead

We are building a business grounded in real work, real soil, and real returns.