AL-INVEST Verde News
Governments of 12 provinces in Ecuador receive training on traceability in the cocoa value chain
A total of 42 professionals, including technical and administrative staff from 12 provinces of Ecuador belonging to the Consortium of Autonomous Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE), have acquired technical and methodological knowledge on traceability and geo-referencing to adapt the cocoa value chain to the European Union Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR). In an event held on 11
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, has completed 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 creation of jobs through the development of the green economy.
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 received training in traceability to adapt the cocoa value chain to the requirements of the EU Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR). The training process is part of the second phase of the
The First Meeting on Legality and Traceability in response to the EUDR is organised in Argentina
The environmental and social sustainability platform VISEC, together with the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires, FAUBA, and the support of AL-INVEST Verde, organised the First Dialogue Meeting on Legality and Traceability in the face of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR) on 16 December in Buenos Aires. The event brought together in the
Paraguay joins TMview, the largest free trademark search database
The National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which implements Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde for intellectual property rights (IPR), AL-INVEST Verde IPR, have successfully completed the integration of DINAPI trademark data into TMview, the largest free database of
Chile strengthens inter-institutional coordination to comply with European regulations on deforestation-free products
On 11 December, Chile's Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) chaired the establishment of the Inter-institutional Technical Committee (CTI) created within the framework of the project to adapt the beef and forestry chains to the European Union Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR). This project is supported by the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme and
New intellectual property guide for the Brazilian export sector
Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde for intellectual property rights (IPR), AL-INVEST Verde IPR, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), have published the “Intellectual Property Guide for Exporters: European Union (EU)”. This publication is part of the “IP Guides for Exporters" series.
The Government of Minas Gerais meets with projects supported by AL-INVEST Verde to promote coffee sustainability in Brazil
Authorities from the Government of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and representatives from three projects supported by AL-INVEST Verde held a meeting to align efforts, identify opportunities for cooperation, and build common strategies to strengthen the sustainability of the coffee sector in Brazil. During the meeting, proposals for coordination, the integration of ongoing initiatives, and the role of the platform were analysed.
Representatives from more than 20 countries attend the IV EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue in Brasilia
On 2 and 3 December, Brasilia hosted the 4th EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue, organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The event was held under the title “Water and agriculture in transition: towards sustainable and resilient management in the EU and LAC”. During the opening ceremony, Diana Montero Melis, head of