Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with Cambodia’s Food Safety Bureau of Ministry of Health’s Department of Drug and Food (DDF), trained 25 government officials on foodborne disease outbreak investigation and management at Phnom Penh Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia last December 3. These government officials are part of the International Food Safety Authorities Network/Foodborne Disease …

MI, MOH SUPPORT FORT TEAM RESPONDING TO FOODBORNE DISEASE OUTBREAK Read More »

Mekong Institute will be organizing a series of safe food courses in 2020 as part of the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded Project on Promoting Food Safety for Everyone (PROSAFE). These regional training programs comprise a major component of the five-year food safety project being implemented in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV). The Project …

MEKONG INSTITUTE OPENS APPLICATIONS TO 2020 SAFE FOOD COURSES Read More »

“You are agents of change. Let us work together and share what we learn from this training, so we can strengthen our agriculture economies to improve the lives of farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion.” This was the statement of Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI), as he welcomed 21 government, academic …

STRONGER POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, BETTER GAINS FROM HIGH VALUE CROPS Read More »

Under the PROSAFE (Promoting Safe Food for Everyone) project, 35 representatives from agri-food enterprises reported better understanding of food safety concepts, labeling requirements and packaging technologies after the Packaging and Labeling for Processed Agri-Products training on October 23 and 24, 2019 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.   Facilitated by Mekong Institute (MI) and the Small and …

PROMOTE FOOD SAFETY THROUGH PACKING AND LABELING OF PROCESSED AGRI-FOODS Read More »

“Food safety is a multi-sectoral and multi-agency concern and it needs immediate action.” This was the key message of Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Director of Mekong Institute’s Agricultural Development and Commercialization Department, at her opening remarks during the Food Safety Forum on Strengthening Public Sector Commitment in Promoting Food Safety held on October 22, 2019 …

PROSAFE FORUM GATHERS MI ALUMNI FROM VIETNAM Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with funding support from the New Zealand Aid Programme, completed the PROSAFE Forum on Food Safety and Quality: A Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration at the Crown Plaza in Laos, Vientiane on October 15, 2019.   Over 25 government, private sector and academic representatives pooled recommendations to strengthen multi-agency collaboration among various ministries, as part of …

MI HELPS STRENGTHEN LAOS’ MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION ON FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) from the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) led a Food and Labeling Standards for the Processed Agri-Food training under the PROSAFE project at the ISC Headquarter, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on October 10, 2019. Representatives from 26 small and medium enterprises in the agri-processing …

MI, ISC BUILD CAPACITIES OF LOCAL AGRO-PROCESSING SMES TO BOOST LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKET COMPETITION Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (Camcontrol), with the support of the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), held the Food Safety Stakeholder Forum on Managing Food Safety Risks in the Agri-food Chain at Cambodiana Hotel, Phnom Penh last October 8. This is the second forum organized under MI’s Promoting …

PROACTIVE, PROSAFE: FOOD SAFETY FORUM HIGHLIGHTS RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE AGRI-FOOD CHAIN Read More »

Owners and representatives of more than 30 small and medium agri-food enterprises from Myanmar joined the Food Safety Learning Event on New Product Labeling Guidelines for Processed Agri-food held on September 26. Organized under Mekong Institute’s Food Safety Project with the support of the New Zealand Aid Programme, the one-day event sought to serve as …

MYANMAR SMES LEARN ABOUT NEW FOOD LABELING REGULATIONS Read More »