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.
Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre (TDC) implements a multi-year support programme for agricultural producer organisations (POs) and SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana but also in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Uganda. The programme operates through two complementary modalities that can be deployed independently or combined to suit each partner’s specific maturity and needs.
The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional political agreement on the Omnibus l simplification package, making a pivotal shift in the EU’s corporate sustainability framework.
Driven by the new “Competitiveness Compass” and the Draghi Report’s call to unlock productivity, this agreement fundamentally alters the scope and obligations under the CSRD and CSDDD.
The name says it all: Fruit At Work delivers fruit baskets to businesses. But not just any fruit: each basket is 100% fair trade and delivered by bicycle – whenever possible. Sustainability is embedded in the company’s DNA, at every stage. Interview with owners Yannick and Youri Aerts.
In M’Brimbo, in the lush Agnéby-Tiassa region of Côte d’Ivoire, the Société Coopérative Équitable du Bandama (SCEB) brings together 366 producers, including 57 women, who have taken the plunge into organic farming. But there is no shortage of challenges.
Disarming Design from Palestine is a contemporary design label that aims to support Palestinian makers, raise awareness, and share alternative narratives about life in Palestine. More than a design brand, it is a movement that uses creativity as a tool for resistance and solidarity. Just before the 2025 edition of the Belgian Fair Trade Week, Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre met with Annelys de Vet, co-founder of the project, and Ibrahim Muhtadi, an architect and designer from Gaza.
We are seeking expert coaches in marketing, financial and business management or HREDD that are available for field assignments in 2026 and 2027. Please find the tender here.
