In 2005, Belgian roaster Miko launched a small brand of sustainable and fairtrade coffee: Puro. Almost 20 years later, Puro has become such business success that it now accounts for almost 50% of Miko’s turnover. The philosophy? Giving back to nature what people have taken from nature through agriculture. Belgian roaster Miko has been in […]
On the occasion of the World Cocoa Conference held in Brussels from 21 to 24 April, the Trade for Development Centre met Yeo Yesson Moussa, Managing Director of Yeyasso, based in Man, Côte d’Ivoire. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the cooperative’s projects.
At the World Cocoa Conference held in Brussels from 21 to 24 April, Yeo Moussa, Director of the Yeyasso cooperative, spoke about the support provided by Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre. He was speaking on a panel entitled “Policy Approach of the Belgian Development Cooperation for Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chain”.
Once upon a time, there was a small, traditional chocolate factory called Coup de Chocolat that told a singular story about chocolate, a story in which this delicacy is savoured like a fine wine, a story in which cocoa travels by sail, a story in which the leading roles are for cocoa farmers and nature. […]
For nearly 10 years, Javry has marketed coffees that are both high quality and respectful of people and the environment. To do so, the Belgian roaster opts for direct sourcing rather than labels. Among its ambitions, the plan to import half its coffee by sailing cargo ship by the end of 2025.
From April 21 -24th, Enabel participated at the World Cocoa Conference, organized in Brussels. The TDC took part in a panel on ‘Farmer income and Social responsibility in cocoa farming’
In recent years, TDC had been very active in supporting producers in the cocoa sector. A brief overview of the work that has been done and the main results.
The TDC aims to promote sustainable production and responsible consumption. It accomplishes this by strengthening production and consumption chains so that they become more sustainable (diversified, climate-smart), more inclusive and more respectful of human rights.
Through this Call for Proposals, the TDC aims to support Business Support Organisations (BSOs) so that the MSMEs they support have access to quality support services in terms of sustainability and respect for human rights.
For many years now, there has been a great deal of information about the negative impact of our consumption patterns on human rights and the environment. For example, in 2013, the collapse of Rana Plaza and the deaths of over 1,100 workers producing clothes for major clothing retailers highlighted the appalling working conditions in fast-fashion […]
In June 2022, the TDC team met Joachim Munganga, President of Sopacdi (Solidarité Paysanne pour la Promotion des Actions Café et Développement Intégral), a cooperative of coffee growers in South Kivu. He had just returned from the World of Coffee event organised in Milan by the Specialty Coffee Association. Sopacdi won third place in the competition organised by the SPP label, whose aim is to promote quality coffees from small producers.
Since 2016, Incub’Ivoir has positioned itself as a provider of support to entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire. However, they needed to position themselves better in this sector and find a better business model. The TDC coaches were able to lend their support in these crucial stages.
