More than 2,000 people from nine provinces in Ecuador are trained in traceability and EUDR. 

More than 2,000 people from the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo, Orellana, Napo, El Oro and Pichincha., in Ecuador have been trained in traceability to adapt the cocoa value chain to the requirements of the EU Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR). Read full story.

Paraguay joins TMview, the world's largest free brand search database

The National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have successfully completed the integration of DINAPI's trademark data into TMview. Read full story.

Argentina - EUDR Dialogue on Legality and Traceability

The environmental and social sustainability platform VISEC, together with the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires and the support of AL-INVEST Verde, organised this meeting in Buenos Aires. Read more.

Brazil - New IP guide for the export sector

The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil and AL-INVEST Verde have published this guide. Read more.

Brazil - Boosting sustainable coffee in Minas Gerais

Government of Minas Gerais and projects supported by AL-INVEST Verde seek to strengthen the sustainability of the coffee sector. Read more.

Chile - Inter-institutional Coordination for the EUDR

Chile's Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) chaired the constitution of the Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (CTI) created in the framework of the project to adapt the cattle and forestry chains to the EUDR. Read more.

• Date: 12 February 2026
• Time: 14.30 (El Salvador)
• Modality: virtual event

• Date: 17 March 2026
• Time: 09:00 (Ecuador)
• Modality: hybrid 

The soy sector in Mercosur

Analysis of the strategic relevance of the MERCOSUR as a global supplier of soya and agro-industrial derivatives, The bloc produces more than half of the world's soybeans and exports around 70% of soymeal and oil, positioning it as a key player in food security and in the trade balance of its members. The bloc produces more than half of the world's soybeans and exports around 70% of soybean meal and oil, which positions it as a key player in food security and in the trade balance of its member countries. Read publication.