2018 – Page 4 – Mekong Institute

PROSAFE TRAINING FOCUSES ON HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN THE FOOD SERVICE SECTOR

Mekong Institute (MI), through its PROSAFE (Promoting Safe Food) Project, continues its commitment to strengthen food safety capacities in the region. Today, October 8, the regional training on Food Hygiene and Sanitation for Food Handlers opens at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The 5-day training gathers participants from the government and …

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MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a regional modular training program on “Rural E-commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong.” The training program consists of three phases scheduled between October 2018 and March 2019. The training is part of a two-year project on “Action …

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MI SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MODULAR TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT OF SEZS

Trade and Investment Facilitation, News / October 3, 2018

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully completed a one – week modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang – Mekong countries” on September 24 – 28, 2018 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training program is part of the three – year project on “Joint Development of …

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PROSAFE TRAINING EXPLORES SAFE FOOD PRACTICES IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / September 27, 2018

The seventh training course under MI’s PROSAFE Project (Promoting Safe Food for Everyone) brings focus on postharvest handling practices in ensuring food safety. The one-week regional training on ‘Postharvest Safe Food Handling’, which opened on September 24, 2018, underscores the importance of maintaining safe food practices throughout the food supply chain. The training gathered 31 …

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MI LOCAL TRAINERS LEAD IPM TRAINING IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / September 25, 2018

Two localized trainings on integrated pest management and safe agrichemical use were conducted on September 20 in Tien Giang Province, Vietnam. Spearheaded by local IPM experts from the Southern Horticultural Research Institute, 30 durian farmers in Cai Lay District and 30 dragon fruit farmers from Cho Gao District participated in the short courses. Mr. …

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CLMVT TRANSPORT OFFICERS, FREIGHT GROUPS JOIN TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS

Trade and Investment Facilitation, News / September 25, 2018

Thirty-two mid-level officials from relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Port Authority; as well as members of freight forwarders associations, transport and logistics companies, and Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, joined the regional training on Green Freight and Logistics Management 2018. …

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MI INVITES THAI AND CHINESE NATIONALS TO A TRAINING ON INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Innovation and Technological Connectivity, News / September 24, 2018

Mekong Institute is pleased to announce a new training course on Innovative Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Starting a Business on October 29-November 9, 2018 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training is being supported by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation. Taking …

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MI LAUNCHES PROSAFE PROJECT IN VIETNAM

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / September 21, 2018

“Now is the time to protect consumers, which includes all of us, from the risks of unsafe food. Success [in promoting food safety] ultimately requires cooperation from both the public and private sectors” This was the key message of Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Director of Mekong Institute’s Agricultural Development and Commercialization Department, in her opening …

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MI PROSAFE ALUMNI HOST FOOD SAFETY TRAINING FOR SMES IN CAMBODIA

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / September 20, 2018

Mekong Institute (MI), together with TWM consultant and the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC), has successfully delivered the localized training on Food Safety Management Tools in Food Manufacturing at Bella Restaurant, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 18-19, 2018. Twenty-one participants from agro-food processing enterprises attended the training course. The program aimed to enhance the …

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GOVERNMENT OFFICERS JOIN INTENSIVE COURSE ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

Innovation and Technological Connectivity, News / September 18, 2018

As part of its commitment to furthering regional cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong region, MI in collaboration with the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P.R. China, organized a two-week intensive regional training on ‘Mid-Level Communication Skill Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Integration in Lancang-Mekong Region.’ The training was held on September 3-13, 2018 at the …

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PROSAFE TRAINING FOCUSES ON HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN THE FOOD SERVICE SECTOR

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

MI SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MODULAR TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT OF SEZS

PROSAFE TRAINING EXPLORES SAFE FOOD PRACTICES IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING

MI LOCAL TRAINERS LEAD IPM TRAINING IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM

CLMVT TRANSPORT OFFICERS, FREIGHT GROUPS JOIN TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS

MI INVITES THAI AND CHINESE NATIONALS TO A TRAINING ON INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MI LAUNCHES PROSAFE PROJECT IN VIETNAM

MI PROSAFE ALUMNI HOST FOOD SAFETY TRAINING FOR SMES IN CAMBODIA

GOVERNMENT OFFICERS JOIN INTENSIVE COURSE ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

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