Our Mandate

Stabilising Africa–EU agrifood trade through compliance architecture.

From certification and exposure to workable trade execution.

Sub-Saharan producers increasingly meet formal technical and quality requirements. Yet trade frequently stalls where compliance is fragmented, documentation lacks coherence, and buyer expectations are insufficiently translated into operational systems.

European buyers, in turn, carry residual risk when supplier readiness cannot be verified, evidenced, and relied upon across repeated sourcing cycles.

eriagro® addresses this structural gap by designing and overseeing compliance frameworks that function as operating systems; aligning readiness, engagement logic, and execution to support informed buyer decisions and repeatable trade relationships.

Independent design and oversight of compliance systems for repeatable trade.

eriagro® operates upstream of commercial transactions as an independent compliance systems architect. Within direct buyer–supplier contractual relationships, we design and maintain oversight of how compliance is structured, evidenced, and governed over time.

This role exists to address the conditions under which trade reliability is established; or undermined.

Standards and certifications define what is required. eriagro® designs how those requirements are executed consistently across engagement cycles.

Role boundaries:

  • No certification or auditing,
  • No brokerage, trading, or commercial intermediation,
  • No operational or commercial control.

Clarity ● Transparency ● Consistency ● Integrity ● Capability

  • Clarity → Requirements are defined early and translated into usable operational terms.
  • Transparency → Information is verifiable; evidence is traceable and reviewable.
  • Consistency → Systems are stabilised to support repeat engagement.
  • Integrity → Independent, accountable, professionally responsible conduct.
  • Capability → Compliance is built as an operating system, not a checklist.

Conceived through structural observation, not therory.

eriagro® is grounded in sustained observation of a recurring structural deficit in Africa–EU agrifood trade.

Producers require compliance systems that are practically implementable and compliance-sufficient. Buyers require confidence anchored in verifiable structures rather than assurances or isolated credentials.

eriagro® functions as the architectural intermediary: designing systems in which readiness, engagement, and execution persist beyond initial contact; because trade is durable only when its governing structures are built to endure.

Aligned Standards & Programs

Our Services

Structured advisory and facilitation for compliant, repeatable Africa–EU agrifood trade.

Service Architecture

A conditional system designed for execution, not exposure.

eriagro® delivers services in a deliberate sequence. Each stage establishes the conditions required for the next, ensuring that buyer engagement and trade progression occur only when compliance can be executed and sustained.

Service pillars

  • Compliance Readiness
    Determines whether producers are prepared to operate within EU regulatory, buyer, and programme compliance systems.
  • Compliance Frameworks and Systems
    Designs the compliance operating systems required to sustain performance beyond audits and certification events.
  • Structural Supplier Buyer Engagement
    Enables buyer facing engagement only after readiness and system compatibility are established.
  • Repeat Trade Facilitation
    Maintains alignment and system integrity as sourcing relationships evolve over time.

Boundaries

eriagro® does not trade, broker, certify, audit, or manage operations. Buyers and producers contract directly.

Compliance Readiness

Determining whether engagement is viable.

Compliance Readiness assesses whether a producer can operate within defined EU regulatory, buyer, and programme compliance systems without recurring corrective intervention.

Producers may be certified, or pursuing certification, yet still fail buyer onboarding where compliance execution is fragmented, documentation lacks coherence, or readiness cannot be relied upon over time.

eriagro® evaluates readiness at system level, assessing regulatory alignment, operational execution, certification stability or preparedness, and the usability of compliance evidence for buyers and auditors.

Benefits & Deliverables

  • For Producers: Clear determination of whether existing systems are engagement-ready or certification-ready, enabling more efficient audits and reducing repeated corrective cycles.
  • For Buyers: A defensible readiness signal that filters for suppliers capable of sustaining compliant performance, shortening procurement and onboarding timelines.
  • Core Deliverable: A documented readiness determination, including an integrated, buyer- and auditor-usable compliance evidence set and gap map.

Compliance Frameworks and Systems

Designing compliance as an operating system.

Compliance Frameworks and Systems establish the operating conditions under which regulatory, buyer, and programme requirements can be executed consistently across sourcing cycles.

Certification and audit success often remains episodic where suppliers lack a coherent system governing how compliance is applied, evidenced, and maintained beyond point-in-time assessments.

eriagro® designs and oversees context-aligned compliance frameworks that translate requirements into structured processes, documentation architecture, and governance logic that suppliers can operate and buyers can rely on.

Benefits & Deliverables

  • For Producers: A stable compliance operating system that reduces audit fatigue, corrective-action recurrence, and internal uncertainty as volumes or buyer requirements evolve.
  • For Buyers: Greater confidence that supplier compliance performance will remain consistent beyond onboarding and across repeat procurement cycles.
  • Core Deliverable: A documented compliance framework defining processes, documentation logic, and governance rules aligned to buyer and regulatory expectations.

Structured Supplier–Buyer Engagement

Engagement enabled only when conditions are aligned.

Structured Supplier–Buyer Engagement enables buyer-facing interaction only after readiness and system compatibility are established.

Early buyer–supplier contact frequently fails where engagement begins before expectations, documentation standards, and compliance execution logic are aligned.

eriagro® structures engagement by aligning requirements, readiness status, and documentation expectations prior to contact—allowing interaction to occur within a defined and governed framework.

Benefits & Deliverables

  • For Producers: First buyer interactions that are structured, credible, and focused on progression rather than clarification and correction.
  • For Buyers: Initial engagement that begins with usable information, aligned expectations, and materially reduced onboarding friction.
  • Core Deliverable: A governed engagement structure defining readiness status, documentation scope, and buyer–supplier interaction parameters.

Repeat Trade Facilitation

Preserving alignment as relationships evolve.

Repeat Trade Facilitation maintains compliance and engagement integrity as sourcing relationships evolve across time, volume, and programme phases.

Many compliant relationships deteriorate after onboarding due to structural drift, changing requirements, or the absence of a mechanism to maintain alignment.

eriagro® provides ongoing oversight of compliance and engagement structures to ensure continued alignment as operational context, buyer requirements, or sourcing scale change.

Benefits & Deliverables

  • For Producers: Reduced disruption as requirements evolve, enabling continuity without repeated system resets or reactive compliance work.
  • For Buyers: More reliable supplier performance across repeat orders, programme changes, and sourcing cycles.
  • Core Deliverable: An oversight and continuity mechanism that monitors alignment and preserves the integrity of the compliance operating system over time.

Engagement Logic

Progression is conditional, not assumed.

Engagement follows a deliberate sequence:

  • Align regulatory, buyer, and programme requirements with operating context,
  • Validate compliance readiness before buyer-facing steps,
  • Establish documentation and execution within a defined system,
  • Enable controlled engagement under aligned expectations,
  • Support continuity to stabilise performance across sourcing cycles.

Each stage builds on the previous one. Progression occurs only when foundations are in place.

Boundaries

Independence by design.

eriagro® operates within strict boundaries to preserve independence and system integrity.

We do not:

  • Trade, broker, or represent products,
  • Act as commercial agent or intermediary,
  • Handle payments, logistics, or transactions,
  • Certify or audit,
  • Manage operations or guarantee outcomes.

Buyers and producers contract directly with one another. eriagro® designs and oversees the compliance and engagement structures within which those relationships operate.

SSA–EU agrifood trade falters where readiness, verification, and execution are not structured. eriagro® designs the compliance architecture that makes trade workable and repeatable.

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For SSA Producers

Preparing operations for credible and sustained EU market engagement.

eriagro® translates EU regulatory, buyer, and programme expectations into compliance systems that can be implemented in practice, maintained over time, and presented credibly in professional buyer environments.

Producers gain:

  • clear articulation of applicable regulatory, buyer, and programme requirements,
  • structured compliance readiness as a prerequisite for buyer engagement,
  • coherent, verifiable documentation architecture aligned to buyer use,
  • reduced audit and certification iteration through system stability,
  • foundations for sustained engagement rather than one-off transactions.

Begin Compliance Readiness Assessment →
Takes 5–7 minutes. No obligation.

For EU Buyers

Structured access to engagement-ready suppliers.

eriagro® designs and oversees the systems that govern supplier readiness, buyer-facing engagement, and performance continuity across sourcing cycles.

Buyers gain:

  • early visibility into supplier readiness and compliance exposure,
  • predictable onboarding through disciplined, buyer-usable documentation,
  • reduced clarification cycles and lower engagement friction,
  • structured engagement within defined compliance and governance systems,
  • improved reliability and continuity across repeat sourcing cycles.

Start a Sourcing Conversation →
Takes 4–6 minutes. No commitments.

Pricing & Engagement

Structured engagement and fee models for systemic compliance enablement.

Pricing reflects the scope, complexity, governance responsibility, and oversight intensity of each engagement and is defined contractually in advance.

Applied to targeted analytical and structuring work that informs risk-based readiness determination, compliance alignment, and engagement pathway definition.

Applied where multiple service pillars, ranging from readiness determination to compliance framework design and integration, are combined within a defined scope, sequenced deliverables, and explicit oversight obligations.

Applied where continued support is required to maintain alignment, reduce structural drift, and reinforce compliance operating conditions across sourcing and review cycles.

May apply where structured, governed introductions between buyers and producers occur as a consequence of verified compliance readiness and framework alignment, as defined in the applicable engagement agreement.

Fees are determined by system complexity, governance and documentation requirements, number of suppliers, regulatory context, engagement duration, and oversight intensity.

All engagements are governed by defined contractual terms covering:

  • scope and deliverables,
  • confidentiality and information integrity,
  • conflict-of-interest protections,
  • facilitation and fee structure safeguards,
  • limitation-of-liability provisions.

eriagro® is suited to buyers and producers who:

  • prioritise structured, governed sourcing relationships,
  • require systemic compliance clarity over episodic support,
  • prefer risk-aligned, repeatable trade structures over opportunistic transactions.

eriagro® does not:

  • operate on speculative or success-only fee arrangements,
  • charge commissions linked to trade volumes or outcomes,
  • represent products or parties in a commercial capacity.