Under the project of Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in Mekong Region funded by Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), a total group of 42 participants joined an online training and mentoring program on Mekong-Korea Smart Sustainable Tourism and Business Outreach from November 11 to 16, 2021. This is the 2nd batch of the training …

MI CONCLUDES THE REGIONAL TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY AND MARKET ACCESS FOR RICE Read More »

A group of agri-startups, financial institutions, technical support agencies, government line departments, central banking system and other service providers gathered on November 9, 2021 for the first Mekong Institute (MI) – Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) webinar on “Promoting Agribusiness Startups: Experiences from the GMS”. Key actors in the startup ecosystem shared their …

SCALING UP GMS AGRIBUSINESS STARTUPS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with financial support from the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), is organizing the training course on “Food Hygiene and Sanitation for Food Handlers” from October 25 to 29, 2021, via a digital platform.   Twenty-three government and private sector representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) joined the training program and …

PROSAFE ROLLS OUT FOOD HYGIENE TRAINING FOR CLMV Read More »

Food additives play an essential role in today’s food processing and product development. This is a result of the complex demand for convenience and better taste and the increasing demand for nutritional values and functionality of foods.    However, the illegal sale and use of banned substances in food continue to pose a challenge to …

NEW PROSAFE TRAINING PROGRAM ON FOOD ADDITIVES LAUNCHED Read More »

With support from the New Zealand Aid Programme, Mekong Institute (MI) organized a five-day online regional training on “Food Safety Emergency Management (FSEM) in the Supply Chain,” which was attended by 22 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) on October 18 to 22, 2021. FSEM is a situation identified by competent authorities …

PROSAFE TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY EMERGENCY LAUNCHED Read More »

With support from the Permanent Mission of China to UNESCAP, Mekong Institute (MI) completed the “China’s Utilization of Technology to Tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic” project, which produced a research study and multi-language video, as part of a campaign to share interventions that can help mitigate the spread of the virus and strengthen risk management and …

CHINA AND MI ADVOCATE TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT COVID-19 Read More »

In continued efforts to strengthen national food control systems, Mekong Institute (MI) completed a training program to support efforts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in enhancing the competitiveness of their agri-food products in regional and international markets.  A robust food traceability system builds trust in the food chain, makes more responsive food …

STRONGER CLMV FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIVENESS THROUGH TRACEABILITY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Rice Department of Thailand under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives presented the frame of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that that will help strengthen the region’s rice production preparedness and early warning system in an online regional workshop on September 1 and 2, 2021.   “At the moment, this AI …

MI AND PARTNERS BUILD FIRST AGRI-BASED AI SYSTEM Read More »