AL-INVEST Verde Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights announced the producer groups in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay selected to participate in the specialised mentoring programme on Geographical Indications (GIs). This programme, which will run for 6 months, will combine face-to-face and virtual sessions with the objective of improving the use of GIs, which will help to
The AL-INVEST Verde programme, through the implementation of its Component 1, has been promoting the implementation of nine projects in Brazil, which seek to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as small producers through the implementation of green economy initiatives that emphasise sustainability and circularity. These projects have regional coverage, with emphasis on
The European Union presented the winning partnership projects following the Second Call of Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme. This presentation took place during the Expo Rural 2024, an event organised by the Sociedad Rural Argentina that promotes livestock and agriculture in the city of Buenos Aires. The AL-INVEST Verde programme, funded by the European Commission,
From 24 to 26 July, representatives from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru met at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) in Lima (Peru) to learn about and analyse the first results of the action supported by AL-INVEST Verde for the export of agricultural products to the European Union, run by IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and Rural Development).
On 27 July, the first shipment of coffee from Minas Gerais, Brazil, which complies with the requirements of the EU's EU Deforestation and Forest Degradation Free Regulation (EUDR), was made. The shipment left the port of Santos and is scheduled to arrive on 21 August in Dublin, Ireland. Composed of 320 bags from ten coffee farmers from
The National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) has become part of DESIGNclass, a tool of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), by adopting and accepting the list of terms of the Harmonised Database of Product Indications (HDBPI). With DINAPI's decision to use the HDBPI, there are now 44
As part of the action of the AL-INVEST Verde Programme, the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), member of the Executing Consortium of Component 1, carried out the "Diploma in Sustainable Tourism with Specialisation in Green Investments". This course was organised by the Sustainable Tourism Commission of AGEXPORT and developed by the Department of Sustainable Tourism of the Universidad del Valle.
The AL-INVEST Verde programme, through the implementation of its Component 1, selected 42 projects out of more than 160 proposals received during the Second Call for Proposals for innovative projects. The selected projects will benefit SMEs in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Uruguay.
Buenos Aires. June 27, 2024 - The month of June marked the launch in Argentina of the AL-INVEST Verde Component 3 mentoring programme for intellectual property rights, called "AL-INVmentor Argentina", in collaboration with the Secretariat of Bioeconomy of the country's Ministry of Economy. This event officially kicked off the call for local agri-food producers to
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