The Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) is the implementing partner for Tanzania of an international research project called ‘Trade, Development and Poverty’ (2005-2008) which involves 16 developing countries and is funded by the Centre for International Trade Environment and Economics (CUTS-CITEE) that is based in India and the United Kingdom.

As an essential Advocacy Component of the TDP Project, ESRF organised a Researchers Small Group Meeting on 17th April 2008 at the ESRF Conference Hall. The Meeting gathered individual researchers and research institutions both in the public and private sector, Academia, Ministries, Development Partners, Media representatives and CSOs/ NGOs.