Bangkok, Thailand (14h00 BKK time), 31 August 2020 – The public sector should consider new and alternative financing tools and technologies to support water infrastructure development in the Mekong region, according to a new report jointly released by the OECD Development Centre, Asian Development Bank Institute and Mekong Institute today.   The report, Innovation for Water …

INNOVATION NEEDED TO IMPROVE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE MEKONG Read More »

“This training will optimize the quality and safety of our fruits and vegetables. Thus, increasing our competitiveness in the local, regional, and international markets.”   This was the statement of Taing Koungveng, Quality Assurance Officer from the Plant Protection, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Department of the General Directorate of Agriculture in Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and …

MI STRENGTHENS CLMV FOOD SAFETY CULTURE Read More »

Twenty-four participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam are in Mekong Institute this week for the Regional Training Program on Food Safety Risk Communication. This five-day safe food course is the first in a series of training programs this year under the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded PROSAFE Project: Promoting Safe Food for Everyone.   In …

MI KICKS OFF PROSAFE 2020 WITH RISK COMMUNICATION TRAINING Read More »

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 »