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
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.
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
A delegation of competent and control authorities from Spain, Italy, Belgium and Ireland visited Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 6 to 9 December to learn about the traceability initiatives supported by AL-INVEST Verde and other sustainable agricultural production actions developed by the State. The visit, organised by AL-INVEST Verde and the government of Espírito Santo, through
The AL-INVEST Verde programme participated in the Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity -COP16-, which took place in Cali (Colombia) from 21 October to 1 November. The programme, which promotes sustainability and green transition in Latin America, organised three events on coffee, cocoa and cattle. In the sessions, organised together with the Delegation of the
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
This webinar on intellectual property (IP) management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a joint effort between Component 3 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), funded by the European Commission and co-funded and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in collaboration with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Commission.
On 17, 18 and 19 June, the cycle "Solutions for exercising the due diligence established in the EUDR" was held, with three technical webinars aimed at the sectors regulated in the European Union's Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). The cycle was organised by the Spanish Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IEEB), together with the Sub-Directorate General for Forestry Policy and Combating Deforestation (Subdirección General de Política Forestal y Lucha
The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) of Uruguay hosted the event to present the results of the project "Certification of Agroexportable Products in Native Forest Lands", implemented by AL-INVEST Verde, through the Centre for Applied Research in Agroforestry Development (IDAF). The event was presided over by the Minister Fernando Mattos, the Undersecretary Ignacio Buffa and the General Director of AL-INVEST Verde.
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