MI PAVES WAY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CLIMATE-SMART CROP PRODUCTION IN LOWER MEKONG COUNTRIES

Aimed at enhancing the capacities of agronomic service providers to catalyze wider technology adoption, Mekong Institute (MI) organized the Regional Training Program on Climate-Smart Crop Production Technologies and Innovations from November 27 to December 1, 2023 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Supported by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and …

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TECHNICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS IN KHON KAEN’S STREET FOOD COMPLEXES

Khon Kaen, November 29, 2023 — In a concerted effort to address the environmental challenges posed by single-use plastics, a technical dialogue on upstream single-use plastics reduction solutions took place in Khon Kaen at Mekong Institute (MI) on November 29, 2023. This event brought together street food vendor complex operators, street food vendors, provincial and …

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MI AND CCF ROLL OUT THE THIRD TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN FOOD INSPECTORS

Marking another stride towards better market surveillance in Cambodia, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression (CCF) Directorate-General delivered the third training under their joint initiative ‘Capacity Building Program on Food Safety Legal Framework and Better Market Surveillance for Food Inspectors’ on November 22, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tailored to …

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

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 …

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

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, …

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MI Takes the First Step in Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in Lower Mekong Countries

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 …

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EXPERTS FROM LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES EXPLORE WAYS TO BOOST RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

MI Headquarters, Khon Kaen, September 26, 2023 – To find ways to deliver better healthcare in rural areas in the Lancang-Mekong countries, MI organized a consultation workshop, which engaged experts from the China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, and Thailand. With the support of the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China (China), the event …

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

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, …

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

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, …

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

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 …

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