Activities

Activities

Training

Training on trade related policy issues is a key area at the Centre. The training targets various groups ranging from trade negotiators, policy advisors, parliamentarians, private sector, labour unions & their members, civil society groups, farmers unions & their members, Small and Medium Enterprises as well as informal traders. The training is done at both national and regional levels. Some of the training done in 2008 is listed below:

Workshop Title	Venue	Date
Support to national chambers, SMEs, farmers unions with research material and policy briefs on EPAs, WTO, Cotonou Agreement and regional integration	Sent out material to support training workshops	All year
Advisory services to policy makers, negotiators and civil society		All year
Workshop for Indigenous Business Women's Organisation	Harare, Zimbabwe	7 May
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union Training Workshop	Harare Show Grounds	3 June
Trade Policy Training Workshop for Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Association (ZCIEA)	TRADES Centre	20 June
Women in Tourism Training Workshop: Procedures in Accessing the EU Market	TRADES Centre	8 July

Information Dissemination

Information dissemination is one of the key areas of focus at Trades Centre. The information disseminated is that which is generated from the Centre's own research and also from other relevant sources. Instruments used for the dissemination are workshops, conferences, seminars, meetings and publications which also comprise of a quarterly Southern African and Development Newsletter. Most of the information is intended for lobby and advocacy and is used by our target groups who comprise of policy makers, parliamentarians, business community, professionals, NGOs, civil society and the donor community. Some of the workshops, conferences and seminars organised and attended in 2008 are listed below:

Networking Acitivities	Venue	Date
Zimbabwe AIDS Network Harare Provincial Chapter Meeting	Harare	5 March
ZIMTRADE/SNV Horticulture Workshop	Harare	7 March
ZABG Farmers Training Workshop	Harare	13 March
Community Technology Development Trust National Workshop on Trade and Development, Agro-Diversity and Food Sovreignty	Harare	20 March
Mass Public Opinion Institute Dissemination of Survey Results	Harare	8 April
ZIMTRADE Seminar on COMESA Summit	Harare	16 April
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair ZITF 2008	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	22-26 April
TRADES Centre Partakes in the Trade Capacity Building Project (TCBP) Trade Fair Exhibition	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	22-26 April
Trade and Development, Agro-Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty	Harare	27-30 April
TRADES Centre makes a presentation on "Linkages between Immigration and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)” to the Pan-African Parliament Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration Matters	Midrand, South Africa	29-30 April
Launch of the Trade Capacity Building Project (TCBP)	Montclair Hotel, Inyanga	28-30 May
ZCFU Training Workshop	Harare	3 June
ZimTrade Horticulture Workshop	Harare	25 June
Trade and Climate Change in Southern Africa	Harare	24 July
Gender and Development (GAD) Talk: Gender Audit of the Land Reform Process in Zimbabwe-Findings and Recommendations	Harare	29 July
Seminar on Food Aid and Food Security	Harare	31 July
ANSA/LEDRIZ EPAs Regional Workshop	South Africa	4-5 August
Networking Activities Organised
Workshop for the dissemination of research results: Trade as an instrument for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Southern Africa and Assessing Regional Integration in Africa: Towards Monetary and Financial Integration in Africa	TRADE Centre 3 Downie Avenue, Belgravia	25 April
Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Association (ZCIEA)	TRADE Centre 3 Downie Avenue, Belgravia	20 June

Research

Core activities at Trades Centre are research, training and advocacy on trade-related policy issues. The research focuses on the nexus between trade and development, aid and development, poverty alleviation and welfare in the context of WTO, ACP-EU co-operation, SADC-EU co-operation, SA-EU co-operation SA-EU trade and economic agreement, regional trade/ economic agreements and national trade and development policies. Central for Trades Centre is providing Southern Africa with technical support and backstopping their positions in multilateral trade negotiations such as ACP-EU EPAs and WTO negotiations and regional trade arrangements.

Research undertaken at the Centre are listed below

No.	Research	Dates
64.	Framework for EPA Monitoring, Engaging the Grassroots	July 2008
63.	Impact of Environmental Commitments (Kyoto,etc) on Trade for Southern Africa	June 2008
62.	China's Development Strategy: Lessons for Poverty Reduction in Africa	June 2008
61.	Establishment of Zambesia Economic Community (ZEC) of Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe (MMZZ): An Assessment of Issues and Feasibility	April 2008
60.	Assessment of ESA-EU-EPA and Delivery to date as at 1 April 2008	April 2008
59.	Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA III) Towards Monetary and Finacial Integration in Africa	March 2008
58.	Assessment of Benefits of Regional Integration in SADC and COMESA-a gender analysis	January 2007
57.	IMF/World Bank and the WTO: Cooperation or complicity in international trade	January 2007
56.	TICAD:An ABC	January 2007
55.	TRIPs and Indigenous Medicines	January 2007
54.	Assessment of DOHA Development Agenda: What Future for Southern Africa?	February 2007
53.	COMESA Customs Union: An assessment of progress and challenges for Eastern and Southern Africa	February 2007
52.	Trade as an instrument for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Southern Africa	March 2007
51.	Key issues in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into trade policy	April 2007
50.	Impact of the WTO TRIM’s Agreement on the marginalised in developing countries	April 2007
49.	The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): Focus on Progress and Challenges to Date	May 2007
48.	The WTO: Can the Grassroots/Downtrodden Poor ever influence its processes?	May 2007
47.	Power Politics within the WTO	June 2007
46.	EPA Negotiations: How global is the Phenomenon? Implications for Southern Africa’s Poor	June 2007
45.	The future of Regional Integration Organisations (SADC, EAC, COMESA) under increased pressure of globalisation	June 2007
44.	European Development Fund Procedures - A Guide	July 2007
	Zimbabwe’s Cultural Products-deserving of protection	August 2007
43.	Alternatives to EPAs	November 2007
42.	The SADC Trade Protocol and the Issue of Gender	October 2006
41.	Comparing State of EPA Negotiations among Regions	September 2006
40.	Human Rights and Gender	September 2006
39.	The African Union's Security and Economic Development Agenda	September 2006
38.	SACU (Run-Away) Trade Agenda:Challenges and Threats to the SADC Regional Integration Project.	September 2006
37.	The WTO decision on "Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries" of 28 November 1979,(The Enabling Clause)-Implications for Developing Countries	August 2006
36.	SADC/COMESA Trade Integration:Separating Myth from Reality	August 2006
35.	The Role of South Africa in Regional Integration in Southern Africa	August 2006
34.	Coherence and Contradictions in Regional Integration Policies in Southern Africa	August 2006
33.	Impact of WTO Duty-free and Quota-free market access for Least Developed Countries	June 2006
32.	Aid for Trade: Implications for Developing countries	June 2006
31.	Impact of EPAs on Smallholder farmers cotton producers in SADC/COMESA	June 2006
30.	Look East-Best Alternatives to EPAs. Delinking from Stagnating Europe and Linking to Growing Africa	June 2006
29.	An Outline/Analysis of EC subsidies on Products of Export Interest to ESA	June 2006
28.	Linking Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to Poverty, Development and Millennium Development Goals: An African Perspective	May 2006
27.	Unfinished Business in the WTO Agreement of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)	May 2006
26.	The Future of Zambian Cereals under an EPA with the EU	April 2006
25.	The ABC of AU and NEPAD	November 2005
24.	The WTO Agreement on Agriculture:Impact on Farmers	September 2005
23.	SADC Trade Protocol: An A.B.C	August 2005
22.	Africa and Globalisation: Unequal Economic and Trade Regimes	August 2005
21.	Export Competitiveness for Major Agriculture Commodities in Zimbabwe	August 2005
20.	The EU ACP negotiations options for SADC and ESA States	July 2005
19.	User Guide for Trade Facilitation	June 2005
18.	WTO and Labour Standards: An Assessment from SADC Countries	May 2005
17.	Donor Organisations for Agriculture and Trade Related Issues in Zimbabwe	March 2005
16.	Zimbabwe Migration: Part Two	March 2005
15.	GATS Agreement: Options for a common SADC Approach	March 2005
14.	Implementing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in Zimbabwe	February 2005
13.	Understanding the WTO Dispute Settlement System	January 2005
12.	Study on the impact of EPAs on Livelihoods of Cereal and Value Added Food Producers in Mozambique. The Case of Wheat, Rice and Wheat Flour	October 2004
11.	Malawi Case Study-The Future of Sugar Production in Malawi under an EPA with the EU	September 2004
10.	Study on the Impact and Sustainability of Economic Partnership Agreements for Zimbabwe’s Economy	August 2004
9.	Study on the Impact and Sustainability of Economic Partnership Agreement for Guyana’s Economy	July 2004
8.	Study on the Impact and Sustainability of Economic Partnership Agreement for the Economy of Uganda	July 2004
7.	Japanese ODA and Assistance from Other Aid Agencies: A Comparison May 2004
6.	Study on the Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on Micro and Small Enterprises in Malawi-The Examples of Cereals, Tobacco and Garments	May 2004
5.	Study on the Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kenya the case of Garments, Cereals, Handicrafts and Dairy Sub sectors	January 2004
4.	Impact Assessment of Economic Partnership Agreements on Southern African Development Community ( SADC)	October 2002
3.	Democratic Governance in Africa: A case for a Proportional Representation System
2.	The System of the African Union (AU) and The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)-An Assessment

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