AL-INVEST Verde News

Brazilian Government of Minas Gerais presents the Selo Verde platform, supported by AL-INVEST Verde
Minas Gerais, 11 March 2024 - The Government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, through the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SEAPA), and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) presented to representatives of the AL-INVEST Verde programme the sustainable production of the main agricultural commodities exported and the Selo Verde MG Platform, which is supported by

Sustainability analysis of the leather value chain at Lineapelle Fair in Milan
The International Leather, Accessories, Components and Leather Goods Show, Lineapelle, held from 20 to 22 February in Milan (Italy), hosted the conference "The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the challenge of traceability in the leather supply chain". Lorenzo Nalin, programme manager of the AL-INVEST Verde programme, participated in this panel,

Launch of the ECD Mentoring Programme
26 January 2024 - Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde launches the ALINVmentor I IPR Mentoring Programme. This initiative is the first in a series of mentoring programmes aimed at promoting the use and development of IPR (intellectual property rights), with a particular focus on geographical indications (GIs) and trademarks.

Support to the Andean Community countries for the export of agricultural products to the EU
Lima, 26 January 2024 - On 25 and 26 January at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) in Lima (Peru), the SGCAN and AL-INVEST Verde will jointly present the action to promote exports of agricultural products to the European Union. To this end,

More than ¤15 million to boost green economy projects in Latin America
Bonn, 23 January 2024 - More than 15 million euros will be earmarked to boost green economy projects in Latin America through the AL-INVEST Verde programme, a European Union (EU) initiative that promotes sustainable growth and job creation in the region with an emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme

Colombia hosts the closing event of the "Dialogues on sustainable coffee".
Pitalito, Colombia, 14 December 2023.- AL-INVEST Verde, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia and ProColombia, organised in Pitalito, Huila (Colombia), the closing event of the cycle "Dialogue and exchange of experiences on sustainability in the coffee value chain", developed throughout the year with the holding of three

Talk on the importance of laboratory accreditation in international trade
Buenos Aires, 14 December 2023 - AL-INVEST Verde expert Anahí Monier gave a talk entitled "The importance of laboratory accreditation in international trade", at the invitation of the Secretariat of Science and Technology of the Faculty of Forestry Sciences of the National University of Misiones (FCF UNaM). In her lecture, she referred to the conditions for

The "Virtual Workshop on Plant Variety Licensing" is now available online.
December 13, 2023 - Component 3, AL-INVEST Verde DPI, announces that the "Virtual Workshop on Plant Variety Licensing" is now available for full viewing on its Youtube channel. This event brought together internationally renowned leaders and experts in an effort to address the importance of PVP licensing in agricultural fields.

Dialogue with Colombian agro-industrial sectors for sustainable exports to the EU
Bogotá, 07 December 2023 - From 21 November to 6 December, AL-INVEST Verde, in collaboration with ProColombia and the Colombian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism (MINCIT), has organised a total of seven roundtables with the country's agro-industrial sectors. The roundtables involved the participation of public institutions and the private sector, which