News and publications

Market research: fashion accessories and home decoration in Tanzania

August 17th 2012

The Trade for Development Centre published a market research on the handicraft sector in Tanzania, with the aim of obtaining data that will provide producer organizations with the information needed to formulate their sales & marketing strategy and develop their business further. The study covered the following aspects; trends, consumer profile, competitors, Sales outlets and trade chains and total market estimation.

Sustainable tea in Belgian supermarkets

November 30th 2011

This study carried out by Facts Figures Future in the name of the Trade for Development Centre aims to give an overview of the current and future availability of sustainable tea in the assortments of major Belgian supermarkets.

Sustainable coffee in Belgian supermarkets

November 25th 2011

The Trade for Development Centre had a study carried out that gives an overview of the current and future availability of sustainable coffee in the assortments of major Belgian supermarkets.

European and Belgian market for (sustainable) gold

November 25th 2011

This report explores the market for gold and gold jewellery in the EU and more specifically in Belgium. As sustainable gold is a relatively new concept, and is still small-scale business compared to the overall gold industry, clear-cut information on the demand-side is still very limited. Therefore this report focuses on the total gold jewellery market, but also pays attention to the Fair Trade market when possible.

Sustainable bananas in the Belgian supermarkets

November 24th 2011

This study carried out by Facts Figures Future in the name of the Trade for Development Centre aims to give an overview of the current and future availability of sustainable bananas in the assortments of major Belgian supermarkets.

Sustainable cocoa products in Belgian supermarkets

November 17th 2011

This study carried out by Facts Figures Future in the name of the Trade for Development Centre aims to give an overview of the current and future availability of sustainable cocoa products in the assortments of major Belgian supermarkets.

Ethics in the chocolate value chain

November 4th 2011

Surveys conducted between 2009 and 2011 show that more than 250 000 children are used and exploited in cocoa plantations in West Africa (mainly in Ivory Coast). In 2001, some of the big names of the global chocolate industry signed the Harkin-Engel protocol and committed to addressing the worst forms of child labour. Ten years later, none of the goals set by this protocol were fully achieved.

Gourmet Gardens: Congolese fair trade and organic cocoa

November 4th 2011

The Kivu region is one of the most dangerous places in the world. In this region the Ugandan organisation Gourmet Gardens set up a vanilla and cocoa production chain that is fair trade (Fair for Life) and organic certified in 2005.

Forests, a development challenge

November 4th 2011

The rate of destruction of forest cover has significantly increased over the past ten years, particularly in countries in the South. This endangers the overall development of these regions. Southern countries are faced with the erosion of their natural resources. Meanwhile , they suffer the most from climate change, of which deforestation is one of the main causes.

The Small Producers Label

July 14th 2011

The idea had been in the air for some time. The “Small Producers’ Symbol” was officially launched in November 2010 in Honduras, during the 4th General Assembly of CLAC (the Latin American and Caribbean Coordination of Small Fair Trade Producers).

Market research: fashion accessories and home decoration in Tanzania

August 17th 2012

Sustainable tea in Belgian supermarkets

November 30th 2011

Sustainable coffee in Belgian supermarkets

November 25th 2011

The Trade for Development Centre had a study carried out that gives an overview of the current and future availability of sustainable coffee in the assortments of major Belgian supermarkets.