Trade for Development Centre is a programme of Enabel, the Belgian development agency.
Trade for Development Centre is a programme of Enabel, the Belgian development agency.
We believe that fair and sustainable trade are a way to decrease poverty. It gives smallholders in the South the opportunity to develop in a sustainable way. We work around three main themes: producer support, sharing information and raising awareness.
Here you will find our most recent publications in order of appearance. The last published will be in the front.
25 coaches of both Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre programme and the programme on sustainable cocoa in Ivory Coast came together in Ivory Coast in May 2025 for the coaching days.
TDC aims to strengthen the capacities of MSME and producer organisations in terms of sustainability and decent work, management and marketing. The aim is to increase sales and revenues through sustainable organisational strengthening, better management and improved access to markets. Interested? Apply before July 22th!!
The 2024 annual report of the Trade for Development Centre (TDC), an Enabel program, illustrates its actions to support African producers, promote sustainable trade, and responsible consumption. It highlights concrete initiatives that combine social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic capacity building.
Despite enjoying a high level of recognition and positive perception, fair trade is struggling in terms of sales. Consumer profiles and barriers to purchase provide some initial explanations.
Enabel’s Trade for Development Center proposes a number of courses of action to increase consumer awareness of fair trade.
The Commission on April 15 proposed further simplifications and administrative burden reductions to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in view of its entry into application at the end of this year.
On 5 and 19 February, the Walloon Fair Trade Awards were awarded to two schools, Actions Intégrées de Développement Hainaut-Centre and Collège Saint-Stanislas in Mons.
