After 20 months of intense work, the AGRODES project "Associative Strengthening and Sustainable Development of the Ecuadorian Avocado Export Value Chain", implemented by CORPEI, within the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme, has come to an end, leaving a legacy of growth and sustainable development in the Ecuadorian avocado industry. AL-INVEST Verde seeks to promote
The Inter-Institutional Committee for Sustainable Production and Marketing (CIPCS) of Ecuador, the National Association of Cocoa Exporters (ANECACAO) and the Cocoa Coalition, supported by AL-INVEST Verde through Component 2 of the programme, organised the seminar "Sustainable Trade and Production" on 24 March in Guayaquil (Ecuador). During the meeting, the importance of
Photo: Marcel de Paula/Governo do Tocantins. AL-INVEST Verde, through its Component 2, supports the Government of Tocantins, Brazil, in the implementation of the Selo Verde traceability platform in this state. Through the Secretariat of Environment and Water Resources, in collaboration with the Territorial Intelligence Centre (CIT) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), AL-INVEST Verde is supporting the implementation of the Selo Verde traceability platform in the state of Tocantins.
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Component 3, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), launched three new mentorships in Latin America as part of the AL-INVmentor programme. The initiative seeks to promote the strategic use of IPR in the region, with special emphasis on geographical indications (GIs) and trademarks. The objective is to
Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has developed competence certifications and training courses aimed at professionals in Technology Transfer (TT) and IP in Uruguay, with the objective of boosting technological development and innovation in the country. In Uruguay, the system
The private sector support component, Component 1, has been working on the implementation of sustainable practices through the execution of 66 projects in Latin America, achieving a tangible transformation in the agricultural and industrial sectors. Through these initiatives, gender equity is also being promoted, with the active participation of women and men being a particularly relevant aspect.
AL-INVEST Verde, through the Chilean Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA), supports the Ministry of Agriculture (Minagri) to strengthen the process of adaptation of the bovine and timber sectors to the requirements of the European Union's EU Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). This is the first action of its kind to be developed in the country, which
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the implementing entity of Component 3 of the intellectual property rights programme, and the National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI) of Uruguay strengthened their collaboration in the field of intellectual property (IP) with a high-level event held on 19 February in Montevideo. The meeting highlighted
Nearly one hundred representatives from the public sector, private sector, academia and the field of cooperation in Ecuador have concluded the course on "Training of trainers in traceability and good agricultural and commercial practices for the cocoa value chain", the objective of which has been to cooperate with the country to adapt to the requirements of the European Regulation on free products.
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