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Paraguay and the European Union promote the registration of meat producers in RETSA traceability platform

20 May 2026

The campaign to raise awareness and register production units on the RETSA Carne de Paraguay platform was successfully carried out nationwide, with the participation of nearly 200 livestock producers from different regions of the country. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) in alliance with the Rural Association of Paraguay (ARP), was supported by the

Cooperation with São Paulo to support producers in complying with the EUDR

6 May 2026

The Institute of Agricultural Economics (IEA-APTA) of São Paulo, linked to the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply, and AL-INVEST Verde will jointly strengthen the Rotas Rurais programme. This initiative aims to improve traceability and transparency in production chains in order to comply with the European Union's EU Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). São Paulo

An Argentinean delegation visits Europe to explore opportunities for access to the bio-inputs market.

24 April 2026

An Argentinean delegation composed of representatives of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGyP), the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) and the sector's chambers of commerce (CIAFA, CABIO and CASAFE) visited the European Union from 20 to 24 April to analyse opportunities for access to the European bio-inputs market. The mission took place in

Paraguay launches RETSA PY, a socio-environmental traceability system for meat and leather supported by the EU

21 April 2026

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) of Paraguay officially presented the RETSA PY System (Registro de Establecimientos con Trazabilidad Socioambiental), a tool for the socio-environmental traceability of meat and leather supported by AL-INVEST Verde, financed by the European Union, through the Polytechnic Faculty of the National University of Asunción (UNA). During the presentation, the Minister

More than 500 people participate in the first Cocoa Traceability Forum-Fair in Orellana (Ecuador)

6 April 2026

More than 500 people participated in the Forum-Fair on Cocoa Traceability held on 19 and 20 March in the towns of El Coca and Puerto Murialdo (Loreto), in the province of Orellana, Ecuador. Both days were attended by producers, as well as institutional representatives and representatives of the export sector. During the

Quito brings together experts from more than 20 Latin American and EU countries to discuss the future of organic agriculture

1 April 2026

The capital of Ecuador hosted the 5th EU-LAC Agrifood Dialogue, which was attended by specialists and representatives of the public and private sectors from more than 20 countries of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean. The event was organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and was focused on

EU delegation visits Brazil's Acre state to learn about sustainable production initiatives

1 April 2026

A delegation composed of representatives of the European Commission and authorities from Spain and Belgium competent in the implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR), together with the AL-INVEST Verde team, carried out a technical mission in the Brazilian state of Acre with the aim of learning about public policies, environmental control tools and the implementation of the EUDR.

Governments of 12 provinces in Ecuador receive training on traceability in the cocoa value chain

27 February 2026

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

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

28 January 2026

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

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