In a landmark high-level meeting in Bangkok, stakeholders from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) celebrated the gains and discussed the future of Mekong Institute’s (MI) food safety project, Promoting Safe Food for Everyone or PROSAFE. The regional event welcomed nearly 80 participants, including key government officials from CLMV, marking the culmination of …

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING MARKS THE LEGACY OF MI’S PROSAFE PROJECT Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), will be organizing a five-day regional training program on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies and Innovations in Crop Production from November 27 to December 1 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This course will equip national agencies, academic institutions, …

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), organized the online National Consultation on the Implementation and Replicability of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in Lower Mekong Countries on October 3-4, 2023, marking a step forward to increasing the human resource capacity of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand (CLVT) in …

WORKING GROUP ON WEST-EAST CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT CONVENES FOR STRATEGIC TALKS Read More »

To help mitigate the impacts of climate change on agrifood products and trade, Mekong Institute (MI) and Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) collaborated on a training program on “Investing in a Greener Agrifood Sector for Enhanced Cross-Border Trade”. Held on September 18 to 20, 2023 at the MI Training Center in Khon Kaen, …

MI, APRACA STRENGTHEN AGRIFOOD SECTOR’S COMPETENCY IN GREEN FINANCE AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE Read More »

Phnom Penh, September 14 – Mapping the steps forward, food safety stakeholders across Cambodia congregated in Phnom Penh for the PROSAFE Knowledge-Sharing Event, where sector-wise discussions highlighted the need to develop implementation plans that will support the country’s newly promulgated Food Safety Law. The activity was attended by 52 PROSAFE alumni from the government, private sector, …

PROSAFE EVENT IN CAMBODIA CONCLUDES WITH A CALL TO DEVELOP NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR FOOD SAFETY Read More »

Vientiane, September 7, 2023 – Marking another project milestone for PROSAFE, Mekong Institute (MI) gathered alumni and partners from Lao PDR for a knowledge-sharing event aimed at identifying key strategies to effectively address food safety challenges in the country. Ms. Maria Theresa S. Medialdia, Director of the Agricultural Development and Commercialization Department of MI, encouraged the …

PROSAFE ALUMNI AND PARTNERS UNVEIL ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS TO FORGE A SAFER, HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR LAO PDR Read More »

Vientiane, September 5 – Mekong Institute (MI) in partnership with Lao PDR’s Ministry of Health – Food and Drug Department (FDD) organized a two-day training workshop on Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) Inspection under the PROSAFE: Promoting Safe Food for Everyone project in Vientiane on September 4 – 5, 2023. The training equipped 26 food inspectors from Vientiane Capital …

PROSAFE EMPOWERS FOOD INSPECTORS IN LAO PDR WITH GHP EXPERTISE Read More »

Hanoi, August 30, 2023 – To help improve the flow and distribution of safe food in and out of Viet Nam, the Mekong Institute (MI) and the Food Industries Research Institute (FIRI) of the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade brought food stakeholders together in a training-workshop on Traceability for Food Safety and Competitiveness of Viet Nam …

MI AND FIRI CHAMPION FOOD TRACEABILITY IN VIET NAM FOR ENHANCED COMPETITIVENESS OF COUNTRY’S AGRI-FOOD SMES Read More »

Ho Chi Minh City, August 31, 2023 – Mekong Institute (MI) gathered food safety champions from Vietnam in a national workshop that explored the next steps in promoting and sustaining a safe food culture in the country. A total of 45 PROSAFE graduates, representing government agencies, agrifood business associations, and the academic sector in Vietnam, …

PROSAFE ALUMNI NETWORK CONVENES AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FUTURE OF SAFE FOOD CULTURE IN VIETNAM Read More »