AL-INVEST Verde completes implementation of 24 projects benefiting over 24,500 MSMEs 

AL-INVEST Verde, the European Union's international cooperation programme that promotes job creation through the development of the green economy in Latin America, culminated the implementation of 24 projects, impacting more than 24,500 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 11 countries in the region, through its Component 1, which supports the private sector. Read full story.

Quito brings together experts from Latin America and the European Union to discuss the future of organic agriculture

The capital of Ecuador hosted the 5th EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). It discussed how to move towards more sustainable, resilient and inclusive agri-food systems and how to position these high-value products in international markets. Read full story.

Brazil - Visit to Acre to learn about sustainable production initiatives

Representatives of the European Commission and EUDR implementation authorities, together with AL-INVEST Verde, conducted a technical mission to the Brazilian state of Acre. Read more.

Ecuador - Governments in 12 provinces receive training in cocoa traceability

Provinces belonging to the Consortium of Autonomous Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE) have acquired knowledge on traceability and geo-referencing to adapt the cocoa value chain to the European Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). Read more.

Ecuador - More than 500 participants at the 1st Forum-Fair on cocoa traceability

Held on 19 and 20 March in El Coca and Puerto Murialdo (Loreto), in the province of Orellana, both days were attended by producers, institutional and export representatives. Read more.

Water and agriculture in transition

Report of the IV EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, Water and agriculture in transition: towards sustainable and resilient management in the EU and LAC“. The event was based on the recently launched EU Water Resilience Strategy, which recognises water as a strategic common good in the face of climate change, biodiversity loss and increasing tensions in the uses of the resource. Read publication.