On 2 December 2025, the IV EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue was held in Brasilia (Brazil), organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). On 3 December, the EMBRAPA Cerrados facilities were visited to learn about experiences of innovation in water and agriculture.

AL-INVEST Verde organised its annual #CONEXIÓNVerde+ event from 6 to 10 October 2025 in Medellín (Colombia). The event allowed to strengthen knowledge exchange, generate synergies, consolidate inter-institutional relationships and make the impact of the programme's initiatives visible.

As part of Component 1, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce successfully completed the project “Strengthening the competitiveness of the Bogotá Region through the promotion of the circular economy”, an initiative that helped dozens of MSMEs transform the way they produce, innovate and grow with purpose.

The AL-INVEST Verde programme, through its private sector support component - Component1 - plays a crucial role in the transformation of the productive sectors, facilitating the green transition towards more sustainable practices and promoting efficiency, innovation and respect for the environment.

The results achieved are not just figures, but reflect the real commitment of all the actors involved in the promotion of key initiatives that have been strengthening more than 47,000 SMEs in the Latin American region.

As part of the Component 1 Action of the AL-INVEST Verde Programme, the project will Green Routeimplemented by the Argentine Industrial Union, has been offering comprehensive services so that the country's small enterprises can move towards more sustainable, safe and competitive production processes.

Diagnostics, improvement plans, access to certifications, digital tools and articulation spaces have been part of this proposal designed to strengthen the Argentinean productive sector.

Ensuring economic growth and the generation of jobs that preserve nature and reduce the effects of climate change is the objective of the project coordinated and implemented by Desconcentro in the Oxapampa Biosphere Reserve.

This initiative seeks to promote clean technologies and innovative initiatives, articulating joint and concerted efforts to facilitate the transition to a green and circular economy model. In this way, the integral and sustainable development of coffee-producing families and communities in this unique region of Peru is strengthened.