o promote organic agriculture towards resilient and sustainable food systems, Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), organized an online “Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) for the Implementation of the ASEAN Standard for Organic Agriculture (ASOA)” from January 13 to 21, …
Banking on the milestones of Thailand in implementing the “One Village One Product (OVOP)” and the potential of community and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, Mekong Institute (MI), together with the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC), is implementing an eight-month project to support the OVOP ecosystem in Cambodia, …
THAILAND’S SUCCESS IN OVOP ECOSYSTEM TO BE SCALED UP IN CLV Read More »
To scale up inclusive, resilient and sustainable food systems policies in the ASEAN region, Mekong Institute, with support from the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Swedish Government and in partnership with the New Zealand Aid Programme and the Lao PDR Agrobiodiversity Platform (Pha Khao Lao), is organizing a two-day virtual forum on December 14 and …
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 …
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 »
WRITTEN BY MEKONG INSTITUTE’S TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION DEPARTMENT The Mekong–Republic of Korea (ROK) is in a unique position to address challenges arising out of COVID-19 pandemic since it has put emphasis on people-centered partnership as its core value in tandem with peace and prosperity of the sub-region. said H.E. Ms. Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, Ambassador …
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 »
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