Cocoa trees on a mapped farm at Ido Foi, Ogun State

Ayetoro, Ogun State

We know where
it came from.

Rasad buys crops close to where they are grown. We work with farmers and licensed buying agents, check the crop, record its origin and prepare it for trade. Axias Global takes it from there.

A mapped cocoa farm — Ido Foi, Ogun State — May 2026.

A shipment begins long before it reaches a port. It begins with a farm, a name, a bag and a record made at the point of purchase. That is where Rasad works.

1997

The business began from a small storage facility in Ayetoro.

5,000 MT

Combined capacity of Rasad's three storage warehouses.

40,000 MT

Cumulative cocoa supplied globally, as reported by Rasad.

Rasad · At origin

Build the supply in Nigeria.

Rasad works with the people who grow and aggregate the crop. We record origin, check quality and prepare lots for onward trade.

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Axias Global · To market

Manage trade across borders.

Axias Global works with international buyers, contracts and delivery beyond Nigeria. The handover is clear. So is the responsibility.

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From crop to contract

The work moves in sequence.

At each stage, a person handles the crop and a record should follow it.

01

Source

Rasad works with farmers and licensed buying agents close to where crops are grown.

02

Identify

Supplier and origin information begins at the point of purchase.

03

Receive

Crop enters the buying network and is weighed at intake.

04

Check

Quality is checked before crop is grouped into lots.

05

Assemble

Records and physical crop move together through aggregation and storage.

06

Hand over

Prepared lots pass into the international commercial chain managed by Axias Global.

Rasad farmer intervention gathering beneath a marquee in Ogun State

The people in the chain are not background.

Rasad Integrated Farmers’ Intervention Project — Ogun State — 2025.

01 / Origin records

A bag should not lose its history.

Traceability starts where buying starts. Rasad is building records that connect crop to supplier and farm, then carry that information through aggregation and dispatch. Farm mapping and record coverage remain work in progress.

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Crops

Cocoa

Detailed commercial specifications are provided by Axias Global.

02 / Responsibility

Standards belong in the buying process.

Policies matter when they change a decision in the field. Rasad is setting out how concerns are recorded, investigated and followed through.

Partners

Companies that take Rasad’s crops.

Processors, traders and off-takers buy the lots Rasad buys, checks and prepares at origin. International trade runs through Axias Global.

  • Axias Global logo
  • Olam logo
  • Starlink Global & Ideal Ltd logo
  • Barry Callebaut logo
  • Johnvents logo
  • Tulip Cocoa logo
  • Sunbeth Global Concepts logo
  • ETG logo

Team

The management team.

Fifty years of combined experience in the cocoa value chain, starting from the family trade in Ayetoro.

  • Portrait of Alhaji Adeagbo Rasaq

    Alhaji Adeagbo Rasaq

    Founder & Chairman

  • Portrait of Ahmed Adeagbo

    Ahmed Adeagbo

    Managing Director

  • Portrait of Ganiu Adeagbo

    Ganiu Adeagbo

    Head of Operations & Procurement

The board meets quarterly and holds a non-executive majority. Uzoma Bailey Ayogu and Gbadesola Adenrele serve as non-executive directors.

Supplying in Nigeria

Bring the crop to Rasad.

Farmers and licensed buying agents can speak directly with the origin team.

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Buying internationally

Take it to market.

Buyers and processors should speak with Axias Global.

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