The Linkages between Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction (TDP) Project  was an international project initiated by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment (CUTS – CITEE), Jaipur, India and implemented in 15 countries of Asia, Africa and Europe from 1 April 2005 to 31 December 2008. Pro Public worked as an advocacy partner for the Nepal component of the project. The Project is being funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and Department for International Development (DFID), UK. Through research and case studies, the program seeks to find out the conditions necessary for mainstreaming international trade into a national development (poverty reduction) strategy (keeping in mind issues relating to policy coherence) and advocate the same to the concerned stakeholders.

Pro Public, in collaboration with the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON), organized four media workshops to educate journalists on the link between trade and poverty. The first workshop took place in Kathmandu from December 2006, involving economic journalists from various media outlets. Three additional workshops were held in different regional centers, with two including interaction programs for local journalists to engage with stakeholders such as the business community, government officials, academia, and civil society representatives. Key topics discussed included the concept of trade, liberalization, indirect effects of trade, the connection between trade, growth, and inequality, and issues for economic reporting.

On April 2007, Pro Public and the National Federation of Irrigation Water Users' Association of Nepal (NFIWUAN) organized a national workshop titled “World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Nepalese Agriculture Sector” in Kathmandu. The workshop aimed to inform local farmer leaders about national and international laws, policies, and agreements impacting Nepalese agriculture, along with the costs and benefits of liberalization. Sixty-five farmer leaders from 45 districts attended. Major discussion points included an introduction to the WTO, issues of market access, domestic support, export subsidies, the role of governments in the WTO regime, and Nepal's commitments related to agriculture. The workshop highlighted challenges such as fragmented land structure, lack of basic agricultural inputs, inadequate irrigation and infrastructure, and subsistence farming. The discussions emphasized the need for compensatory policies to protect non-competitive Nepalese farmers, the adverse effects of subsidy removal and Indian agricultural imports, and the necessity for government support through subsidies in fertilizers and irrigation facilities. Nepalese farmers were urged to collectively pressure the government to provide consistent support under the multilateral trade regime.

On November 2007, a National Dialogue titled "Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nepal" took place in Kathmandu. The event aimed to assess Nepal's progress in poverty reduction amid sluggish economic growth, evaluate past decade policies, and provide a forum for various stakeholders to discuss growth and poverty-related issues. A Program Officer later published an article on these topics in The Rising Nepal on January 2008. The event saw the participation of 66 individuals, including economists, bureaucrats, policymakers, journalists, and officials from the central bank and the Central Bureau of Statistics.

Pro Public has actively organized workshops in collaboration with like-minded organizations to avoid program duplication and foster participant ownership of highlighted issues. This year, Pro Public has strengthened its network by partnering with the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) and the National Federation of Irrigation Water Users' Association of Nepal (NFIWUAN).