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Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

AL-INVEST Verde

About the project

AL-INVEST Verde is a programme funded by the European Commission for promoting sustainable growth and job creation in Latin America. It aims to support the transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient and more circular economy, to facilitate the implementation of sustainable production models.
It has a budget of 37.7 million euros and a duration of 60 months. It started in December 2021 and will end in September 2026.

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Countries of Implementation

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Costa Rica
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Peru
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Chile
  • Paraguay

Overarching Aim

In its development, the programme is divided into three components working respectively with Latin American small businesses, public institutions in the region and the management of intellectual property rights:

Managing funds for the implementation of innovative partnership projects between organisations in Latin America and the European Union

Providing technical assistance to the Latin American public sector to promote sustainable value chains

Promoting the use of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as a crucial driver of competitiveness and innovation to protect value generation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Programme AL-INVEST Verde

Publications

Strategies and instruments to promote sustainable livestock farming in the EU and LAC – 1st EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue

The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), in coordination with the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), has entrusted AL-INVEST Verde / Component 2 with the development of…

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Strategies and instruments to promote sustainable livestock farming in the EU and LAC – 2nd EU-LAC Agri-Food Dialogue

The Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), in coordination with the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), has entrusted AL-INVEST Verde / Component 2 with the development of…

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2nd DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABLE COCOA – Cocoa traceability requirements under the EUDR

Second workshop in the series ‘Dialogues on Sustainable Cocoa,’ entitled ‘Cocoa Traceability Requirements under the EUDR,’ organised by the European Union’s AL-INVEST Verde programme, in collaboration with the SAFE programme…

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FIIAP Webinar: 1st dialogue on sustainable cocoa – Due diligence for deforestation-free cocoa and the EUDR

Video of the first workshop in the series ‘Dialogues on Sustainable Cocoa,’ entitled ‘Due Diligence for Deforestation-Free Cocoa under the EUDR,’ organised by the European Union’s AL-INVEST Verde programme, in…

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Partners

Component 1

Component 2

Component 3

Last updated on: October 2025

Region:

Luwero, Nakaseke, Kassanda, Mubende, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Omoro, and Nwoya

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, traders, state and non state actors, and processors

Key activities:
  • Capacity building of smallholder coffee farmers in production practices and sustainable land use management.
  • Establishing traceability system and facilitating access to sustainable financing 
  • Facilitate inclusive business partnerships between producer organizations and supply chain actors​ 
  • Promote multi-stakeholder cooperation​ 
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Region:

Huánuco, Ucayali, Pasco and Junín

Target group:

Public and private stakeholders, especially exporting companies, cooperatives and smallholder producers

Key activities:
  • Strengthen the supply chains to meet EUDR requirements 
  • Facilitate access to sustainable finance and knowledge exchange
  • Training of smallholders to sustainable manage their production systems 
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Region:

Ngozi and Kayanza 

Target group:

Smallholders

Key activities:
  • Training on the use of traceability tools and support on collection of geolocation data for EUDR compliance 
  • Support the development of a national coffee sector dashboard for traceability and transparency
  • Capacity building of smallholder coffee farmers in production practices and sustainable land use management.​ 
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Region:

Centre, South West, Littoral, South, East and West regions

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, women, youth, and indigenous peoples

Key activities:
  • Develop inclusive business partnerships with the private sector 
  • Facilitate access to finance for sustainable business models 
  • Support and train farmers in open-source traceability systems 
  • Promote multistakeholder dialogues to improve legal and regulatory provisions 
Commodities:
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Region:

(Lower) Kafue Catchment Ecosystem

Target group:

Farmers and community forest management groups

Key activities:
  • Support community forest management groups in the
    sustainable management of natural resources and livelihood creation
  • Support farmers to produce soy in line with the EUDR and increase productivity, and implement transparency and traceability pilots
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Region:

Lampung, West Kalimantan, and Central Sulawesi

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, private sector, and civil society organizations along the value chains

Key activities:
  • Empowering Smallholder Farmers and Farmer Organizations by facilitating traceability and legality, building capacity on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), and strengthening farmer organizations, ensuring inclusive support for both men and women farmers.
  • Promoting sustainable practices and collaboration by supporting village HCV/HCS conservation efforts, testing and strengthening the National Dashboard for traceability and legality, and fostering national and regional exchanges.
Commodities:
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Region:

Son La, Gia Lai ​​

Target group:

Smallholder farmers and marginalized groups

Key activities:
  • Support coffee value chain actors
  • Foster deforestation-free, sustainable, and legal supply chains
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Region:

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, Salonga National Park North, Salonga National Park South, Virunga National Park, Kahuzi-Biéga National Park​

Target group:

Public and private sector

Key activities:
  • Promote sustainable agricultural practices
  • Minimize forest degradation
  • Prevent deforestation
Commodities:
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Region:

Provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, women, indigenous people and youth

Key activities:
  • Promoting Multi Stakeholder Dialogues
  • Improving traceabilty systems
Commodities:
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Region:

Xingu territory, State of Pará

Target group:

Family farmers

Key activities:
  • Improve market access, value creation, and access to sustainable finance
  • Integrate farmers into traceability systems
Commodities:
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