Maviga sources and ships around 250,000 tons of bagged and bulk products annually, including dried edible pulses and other niche crops like sesame seeds. It generated sales of over $300 million in 2015 and a pretax profit of $8 million.
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
"The global market for edible pulses is growing rapidly," Philip Howell, ED&F Man's chief executive, said in a joint statement by the two companies.
"It is estimated that the world's population will be 9 billion by 2050; this will place an even greater reliance on leguminous protein."
Privately owned, British-based ED&F Man's activities include a large sugar and coffee trading business as well as financial and brokerage services.
(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Susan Fenton)
