Matna Foods is one of Nigeria’s oldest and most experienced cassava processing companies, with a heritage spanning more than two decades. We specialise in transforming cassava tubers into versatile, food-grade starch for a wide range of industries, from food and beverages to pharmaceuticals and household products.
To be the leading cassava processing company in the world.
To empower people and communities through world-class industrial agro-processing.
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world, yet most cassava is consumed locally with limited industrial processing and minimal participation in global ingredient markets.
At Matna Foods, we believe cassava represents one of the greatest untapped opportunities for African industrial transformation.
Through the Matna Cassava Industrial Platform (MCIP), we are building the infrastructure, systems, and partnerships needed to unlock the full industrial potential of cassava.
Agbeyewa Farms provides the agricultural foundation of the platform through large-scale cassava cultivation and partnerships
with farming communities. This ensures reliable supply of high-quality cassava roots for industrial processing.
Matna Foods is a cassava processing company with more than two decades of operational experience. Today, under Cavista Holdings, Matna is evolving into a modern ingredient systems company capable of producing starches and functional cassava ingredients for food manufacturers.
Through ingredient innovation, formulation systems, and quality assurance, Matna connects African cassava production with global food and ingredient markets. This allows cassava to move beyond subsistence and become a driver of industrial value creation.
The Matna Cassava Industrial Platform is an integrated ecosystem designed to transform cassava from a traditional food crop into a modern industrial ingredient platform.
Large-scale cassava cultivation and farmer partnerships led by Agbeyewa Farms.
Industrial cassava processing and ingredient manufacturing through Matna Foods.
Ingredient systems, food applications, and global market access.
Together, these pillars create a scalable system capable of powering cassava industrialization across Africa.
Cassava industrialization has the power to transform rural economies. Our goal is to ensure that cassava industrialization creates shared prosperity across the value chain. Through partnerships with farming communities, Matna Foods and Agbeyewa Farms contribute to:
Laboratory-tested cassava starch for food and industrial applications
A white granular product that is obtained by wet extraction process from mature cassava roots.
Processed cassava tailored for non-food manufacturing, serving as a binder, adhesive, thickener or stabilizer.
Recognized nationally for excellence, quality, innovation, and industry leadership.
Central Bank of Nigeria recognition
National Association of Nigerian Students
FAWAN national industry recognition award
NIFST professional excellence merit award
We supply food‑grade cassava starch to some of the most respected FMCG manufacturers, including multinational and regional brands. Our products meet stringent quality and safety standards, reflecting our renewed operational discipline and commitment to excellence.
Transforming cassava into high-quality starch and products that power Africa’s growing agro-allied industries and markets.