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How to vet an African supplier you've never met — before you wire the deposit.

A seven-layer checklist for qualifying a new supplier, and the EU, US and China rules that decide whether your shipment clears.

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Built for the sourcing desk — starting in Nigeria.

01 · What's Inside

A simple playbook for moving from "the supplier says" to "we've checked."

The 7-layer playbook

Identity

Verify the business and the person behind it, not just a phone number.

e.g. CAC registration, a named contact you can reach independently, farm or facility GPS.

Supply

Confirm the quantity is real: production basis, harvest window, stock on hand.

Product

Match grade and specification against certificates and inspection records.

Origin

Establish where it was grown, aggregated or stored, with evidence.

Compliance

Check the documents your destination market actually requires.

Transaction

Put quantity, price, Incoterm, payment terms and delivery point in writing.

Fulfilment

Track milestones, logistics and handover so performance is provable.

This is what you check before the PO — not a replacement for destination inspection (SGS, Cotecna) or a payment guarantee like Trade Assurance.

02 · Who It's For

You sign the PO. You own the supplier file.

Built for procurement, sourcing and trading leads at processors, importers and traders buying from African suppliers — shipping into Europe, North America, Asia or within Africa.

AgriVeris is building trust and verification infrastructure for African agricultural trade. We're starting in Nigeria and building it to work the same way wherever African agri-trade goes next.

Founded by Jonathan Nuhu, after months in six Nigerian states hearing the same gap from both sides: buyers who couldn't verify who they were dealing with, and farmers who couldn't prove they were worth the risk.

On Monday morning, run one supplier through all seven layers before you touch a deposit.

03 · Questions

Quick answers.

Is this a sales deck?

No. It's a working checklist — the same seven layers you'd use whether or not you ever talk to AgriVeris.

Is it Nigeria-only?

Nigeria is the starting proof point. The framework and the destination-market rules apply wherever in Africa you're sourcing from.

Do I need to be an AgriVeris customer?

No. Download it and use it on your own. If you'd rather not run the process yourself, that's what our verification layer is for.

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