Our Team & Story

Twenty years of standing on the ground we buy from.

Heramb Group FZE connects the world's most reliable agricultural origins with the markets that depend on them — sourced with integrity, delivered with consistency.

Heramb team inspecting sesame in Sudan
Meeting with Brazilian producers

With over 20 years in international trade, Heramb Group FZE has grown into a trusted name connecting the world's most reliable agricultural origins with the markets that depend on them — built on a simple premise: source with integrity, deliver with consistency, and do it with the kind of hands-on discipline that spreadsheets alone can't provide.

Headquartered in the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone, UAE, we trade across Africa, South America and Asia, backed by two decades of relationships, market knowledge and on-the-ground presence that few trading houses can match.

We didn't start as a trading desk moving paper. We started by going to the farms, the gins and the warehouses ourselves — in Brazil's Mato Grosso, across the growing belts of Sudan and Chad, and throughout West Africa — building direct relationships with the people who actually grow and process what we sell. Two decades later, that ground-level approach is still how we operate, even as the business has expanded across a diverse portfolio of commodities, continents and origin partnerships.

Today Heramb Group is more than a trading company. It is a network of regional experts, long-standing partnerships and origin-side operations — including OTB Agroindustrial in Brazil — working together to deliver quality and reliability at every step of the supply chain.

The people

Regional experts, not intermediaries.

Abhishek Shukla and Ashutosh Tripathi
Abhishek Shukla, Founder & Managing Director, with Ashutosh Tripathi, In-Charge India Operations

Abhishek Shukla

Founder & Managing Director

Abhishek holds degrees in International Relations and International Business and is fluent in multiple foreign languages — a foundation that shapes Heramb Group's approach to cross-border trade. Based in Dubai, he leads the group's global trading strategy and oversees its expansion into origin-side operations, including OTB Agroindustrial in Brazil.

Ashutosh Tripathi

In-Charge, India Operations

Ashutosh holds a Master's degree in Business and has worked alongside Abhishek for over 20 years. A trusted partner in the company's growth from its earliest days, he leads India operations with the depth of experience and judgment that only two decades of close collaboration can build.

Bhim Yadav & Pratap Mandal

Administration & Documentation, India

Bhim and Pratap manage the administrative and documentation backbone of the India operation, ensuring every shipment and transaction is backed by accurate, compliant paperwork.

Manoj Chobey

Chartered Accountant

Manoj is a Chartered Accountant and an expert in international accounting compliance, overseeing the financial rigor and cross-border regulatory standards that underpin Heramb Group's trading operations.

Manoj Pandey

Regional Expert — Purchase, West Africa

Manoj holds a degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and brings extensive, hands-on experience across South America and Africa in agricultural commodities. He leads purchase operations across West Africa, combining regional market knowledge with a proven track record in origin sourcing.

Ronaldo Mantey Ghani

Brazil Representative

Ronaldo is Heramb Group's representative on the ground in Brazil, coordinating sourcing, logistics and supplier relationships across Mato Grosso.

Rageeb Zuhair Rageeb

Sudan Representative

Rageeb represents Heramb Group in Sudan, managing local sourcing and supplier relationships for the group's African commodity trade.

Abdul Aziz

In-Charge, Nigeria

Abdul is an expert in the quality control and logistics of agricultural commodities. Fluent in West African languages and deeply versed in the region's culture, he has built strong, lasting ties with local farmers that give Heramb Group reliable access to quality supply on the ground.

Bourma Abdraman Bourma

In-Charge, Chad

Bourma brings deep, on-the-ground knowledge of Chad's agricultural commodities and years of close relationships with local farmers. His understanding of the region's growing seasons, quality standards and farming communities makes him a trusted anchor for our sourcing operations in Chad.

Beyond our regional leads, Heramb Group is supported by a wider team of associates across logistics, quality control, purchasing and sales, working together to ensure every shipment moves smoothly from origin to destination.

On origin

Where the work actually happens.

Heramb team inspecting sesame at a collection yard in Sudan
Meeting with Brazilian producers and cooperative partners
Origin team at a purchase yard in Chad
Purchase records being written up at a West African buying point
Origin visit with a Sudanese supplier partner
Heramb Group at AMPA, the Mato Grosso cotton producers association
Heramb Group origin office team
Farmgate crew at a West African sourcing site

What we trade

A portfolio built origin by origin.

Oil Seeds

Sesame, soya beans, peanuts, shea nut, watermelon seeds

Cotton

Brazilian and West African lint

Pulses

Black eye beans, urad, black matpe, pigeon peas, chick peas

Animal Feed

Meal, hulls and by-products in bulk and bags

Gum Arabic

Hashab and Talha grades from Sudan and Chad

And more

Several other agricultural commodities on request

Sourced from Brazil, Sudan, Chad and other origins and delivered primarily to buyers across Asia, our trade connects reliable South American and African supply with markets that depend on consistent quality and delivery.

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Supported by

  • MB
    Mashreq Bank
  • R
    RAKBANK
  • DB
    DCB Bank
  • M
    MSC
  • M
    Maersk
  • CC
    CMA CGM
  • SC
    Sudan Chamber of Commerce
  • AB
    Apex Brasil
  • A
    APMA
  • O
    Olam
  • GO
    Government of UAE
  • and Many more

Banking, shipping, trade-body and institutional relationships supporting Heramb Group operations.