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Jul 14, 20267 min read

Using AI Agents for B2B Commodity Sourcing and Outreach

A practical guide for importers: what AI assistants genuinely do well in supplier discovery, enquiry drafting, spec checking and market monitoring — the enquiry structure that gets answered — and the physical checks no model can run for you.

How to Vet an African Commodity Supplier: A Buyer's Checklist

Procurement

Mar 5, 20267 min read

How to Vet an African Commodity Supplier: A Buyer's Checklist

Advance-fee fraud is real in this trade, and a serious exporter should welcome scrutiny. Seven concrete vetting steps — documents, references, video walkthroughs and a trial order — that a fake supplier cannot survive.