From production to consumption, it’s everybody’s business. Mekong Institute, under its PROSAFE Project, held the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh. Anchored by the theme Think Food Safety, Think Standards, the Food Safety Week offered simultaneous discussions and activities aimed at promoting safe food consciousness in the country. The weeklong series of …

CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK ENGAGES NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS Read More »

As part of its thrust to foster regional integration through human resource development, Mekong Institute opens its Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce today at the Mekong River Conference Room.   With the support of the People’s Republic of China, the two-week training program aims to promote better understanding on the …

MEKONG INSTITUTE ORGANIZES GMS-WIDE POSTHARVEST TRAINING Read More »

November 6, 2018 (Phnom Penh) – The Cambodia Food Safety Week opens today with a 300-strong crowd comprising of food safety champions and actors from relevant government and non-government institutions, as well as farmers and producers, processors, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, food handlers and small and medium enterprises from across the country. The one-week event is …

CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK HIGHLIGHTS MULTI-SECTORAL DISCUSSIONS ON SAFE FOOD STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS. Read More »

Over a hundred safe food champions and relevant stakeholders are expected to gather for the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Organized by Mekong Institute as part of its PROSAFE Project (Promoting Safe Food for Everyone), the event complements the Project’s other ongoing efforts to enhance public awareness on …

SAFE FOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER FOR CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK Read More »

A localized training on postharvest safe food handling for green leafy vegetables was held on October 19 in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province. Organized under the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded PROSAFE Project, the one-day training was attended by 26 representatives of fresh vegetable producers and agro-processors from Ho Chi Minh City as well as …

MI SUPPORTS LOCALIZED POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN CENTRAL VIETNAM Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) through the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is implementing a project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects and mitigation of associated climate change impacts concerning the six Mekong-Lancang countries, namely Cambodia, P.R. China, …

MI LEADS COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON WATER STORAGE STRUCTURE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Read More »

Bangkok, Thailand (11 October 2018) – The Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Embassy of China in Thailand, and Mekong Institute (MI), are signing today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a landmark project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects and …

CHINA-THAI PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION MECHANISM ON WATER POWER PROJECTS Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is organizing the Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce from November 12–23 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The two-week course seeks to introduce innovative postharvest handling technologies and highlight how effective …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN FRESH PRODUCE Read More »

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 …

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

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 …

PROSAFE TRAINING EXPLORES SAFE FOOD PRACTICES IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING Read More »