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.
Based in Ibanda, Uganda, the Nyamirima Mutegaya Cooperative Society (NMCS) has grown significantly since gaining independence in 2021. Following the attainment of Fairtrade certification and
The Rwenzori Organic Coffee Farmers Mountain Harvest Cooperative Society Limited (ROCS) is a dynamic Ugandan cooperative producing high-quality washed Arabica coffee for the European specialty market. Established in 2020 and now representing 1,025 smallholder farmers, ROCS has a clear ambition: to move from indirect supplier to direct international exporter, while securing the Organic and Fairtrade certifications that will finally deliver fair premiums to its members.
ACPCU sits at a curious crossroads: a union rooted in the hills of south-western Uganda, yet increasingly wired into blockchain ledgers, EU regulatory frameworks and NFC-enabled farmer cards. In a wide-ranging conversation with TDC, Derrick Komwangi, ACPCU’s Projects Officer, spoke candidly about regulation, income, digitisation, youth and the union’s ambitions for the next decade.
From 25 until the 27th of June, Enabel will be present at the World of Coffee (WOC) in Brussels. This event travels the world to gather the coffee community around innovation, inspiration and great coffee.
Enabel’s goal is to connect African cooperatives and businesses that provide traceable and high-quality coffee with European buyers.
The EU Due Diligence Navigator for Partner Countries is a new online platform from the European Commission that concretely helps stakeholders in partner countries prepare for the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre met Ginette Kouamé, director of the Ecakoog agricultural cooperative, at the Chocoa trade fair. She shared her vision and the challenges faced by an organisation that, in less than 15 years, has become a major player in the cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire.
