B2B Supplier & Buyer Catalogue Research & production

We are building a supplier & buyer catalogue to connect opportunities across multiple sectors. The goal is to identify suppliers, producers, or institutional contacts in specific categories and organize them into a structured table.
Scope of Work
Research and list suppliers/entities in the following categories:
• Agriculture: hevea (rubber), cacao, coffee, mangoes/dried mangoes, shea butter, palm oil, etc
• Extractives: hardwood/wood, bauxite, copper, lithium, graphite, nickel, gold etc
• Processing: rubber processors, cocoa processors
• Tourism: countries with shopping centres, tourism boards offering land or marina development opportunities

Table Requirements
The table must include the following columns:
1. Category (Land, Agriculture, Extractives, Processing, Tourism)
2. Product / Asset (e.g., cacao, lithium, hectares of land)
3. Origin (Country)
4. Type (raw commodity, processed good, land asset, investment opportunity)
5. Supplier / Entity Name (use google as well as platforms like Alibaba/aliexpress etc)
6. Supplier Contact / Webpage (official website, email, or phone number)
7. Notes (certifications, seasonal availability, PPP opportunities, etc.)
8. Buyer /entity name (a general google research/news/ etc would help you find buyers)
9. Buyer contact/webpage

Deliverable
• Excel/Google Sheets file with clean, filterable columns. (different tabs for buyer and suppliers)
• At least 10 verified suppliers/entities per category. And at least 10 verified buyers
• Each entry must include a contact detail or webpage link for the supplier/entity.
• Sources must be reliable (B2B platforms, government portals, trade directories, investment promotion agencies).

Requirements
• Strong research skills in B2B sourcing and institutional contacts.
• Ability to present findings in a clear, supplier ready format.
• Accuracy and consistency in categorization.
draft of a a sample filled in row
(with a real supplier example, e.g., a cacao cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire) so the freelancer has a concrete model to follow
Category Product / Asset Origin (Country) Type Supplier / Entity Name Supplier Contact / Webpage Notes
Agriculture Cacao Côte d’Ivoire Raw commodity Société Coopérative Agricole de Gagnoa (SCAG) scagci.com
Fairtrade certified cooperative; exports to Europe

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Product / Asset Key Countries (Supplier Focus)
Sugar Brazil, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Mexico
Cocoa Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ecuador
Coffee Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam
Hevea (Rubber) Côte d’Ivoire, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
Mangoes / Dried Mangoes Mali, Burkina Faso, India, Mexico, Philippines
Shea Butter Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali
Hardwood / Timber DRC, Gabon, Cameroon, Indonesia, Malaysia
Bauxite Guinea, Australia, Jamaica, Brazil
Copper Zambia, DRC, Chile, Peru
Lithium Zimbabwe, DRC, Australia, Argentina
Graphite Mozambique, Madagascar, China
Land Development (Resorts, Marinas) Senegal, Mauritius, Tanzania, Kenya, Maldives, Dominican Republic
Shopping Centres / Retail Opportunities South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, UAE, Turkey
Tourism Boards (Investment Sites) Seychelles, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Maldives

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Once done, additional funds can be released if the person can turn the excel sheet into a pdf catalogue.