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The Dominican Association of Exporters (ADOEXPO) received on Wednesday, February 24, from the National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) the certificate of registration of the first collective trademark with which this agricultural product will be marketed in the western zone of the United States: ‘Dom Tropical Avocado from Dominican Republic’. ADOEXPO is working to carry out actions and strengthen this collective brand via an agreement with…
read moreThe Dominican Chocolate Festival and Dominican Chocolate Competition are initiatives of Exporting Quality, a USDA-funded program implemented in the Dominican Republic by IESC. The Dominican Republic is a global leader in the production and export of organic cocoa. The festival and competition highlight the diversity of fine cocoa flavor, educating consumers at home and abroad about Dominican chocolate.
read moreThrough the USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises project (USAID LinkSME), USAID is collaborating with Vietnam’s Agency for Enterprise Development at the Ministry of Planning and Investment along with public and private business support organizations to establish linkages between Vietnamese SMEs and national and international companies. Vietnamese SMEs can register online to participate in the project and to seek assistance from…
read moreThe United States has supported Verité Research in producing its latest youth labor market assessment. The findings were presented to the public via a webinar titled, “Improving Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka: Insights & Strategies” on November 19. It was supported under the U.S. Government’s development arm the United States Agency for International Development Agency (USAID)-funded youth skills…
read moreThe United States Embassy and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the country’s public and private capacities in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) through the implementation of the Trade Safe (TraSa) program by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC). The five-year program is financed with a $13.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
read moreThe USDA Exporting Quality program is working with the Dominican Association of Exporters (ADOEXPO) to register a collective trademark for Tropical Avocados from the Dominican Republic. The Tropical Avocado label will help to ensure compliance with variety, maturity, and quality specifications for the commonly known “green skin” avocado from the DR, and help Dominican exporters to expand into new markets in the U.S.
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