ALIVEST-VERDE (Full title "Innovations and development for the green economy") is a project of the European Union, started in December 2022, with a duration of 26 months.
Its general objective is to promote competitive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient value chains that allow the generation of employment and the efficient use of resources in the departments of La Unión and San Miguel.
The specific objective is to implement innovative and sustainable technologies in the value chains of vegetables, fruits and honey that allow sustainable growth at benefit 250 MSMEs and producers of the vegetable, fruit and honey value chains in the departments of La Unión and San Miguel.
The Project is led by the Local Economic Development Agency of the Department of La Unión (ADEL La Unión), and, in addition to ILS LEDA, includes the participation of the Italian National Research Council, through the Center for Mediterranean Studies, and the Salvadoran University Gerardo Barrios, through the Green Observatory for Sustainable Development.
The expected results are:
- Three strategies for the competitive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient development of the vegetable, fruit and honey value chains in the departments of La Unión and San Miguel, elaborated in accordance to the ILS LEDA RESCO methodology
- 250 organized producers and other local actors in the departments of La Unión and San Miguel in value chain and territorial technical roundtables
- 200 producers who implement sustainable agricultural practices adapted to MSMEs and small producer organizations.
- 200 producers and MSMEs participate in spaces for technical and commercial dialogue, exchange of information, innovation and research
