Following the successful completion of the Regional Training Program on Food Safety Management Tools in Food Manufacturing last year, Mekong Institute (MI), with support from New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), is once again organizing the aforementioned safe food course from August 14 to 18, and is being held at the MI Residential Training Center.  Aimed …

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“Food safety is a multi-sectoral concern and it needs immediate action.” This was the key message of Dr. Tun Zaw, Director of Food Safety Division of the Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during the National Knowledge Sharing Forum on Food Safety in Myanmar held on August 8 in Yangon, Myanmar. Organized by Mekong …

MYANMAR MI-FSP ALUMNI MEET TO IDENTIFY LOCAL SAFE FOOD PRIORITIES Read More »

A localized training on pest and agrichemical management on green leafy vegetables was held last August 3–4 in Svay Reing Province, Cambodia. Co-organized by Mekong Institute (MI), Svay Rieng Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (PDAFF), and Svay Reing Agro-product Cooperatives (SAC), 20 vegetable producers participated in the training course. The activity intended to …

VEGETABLE PRODUCERS IN SVAY REING PROVINCE ATTEND IPM TRAINING Read More »

Two participants from Mekong Institute’s recent training programs under the Food Safety Project organized localized trainings for 63 farmers on integrated pest management (IPM) and effective pesticide use on rice and coffee on August 1 and 3. Held in Soc Trang and Lam Dong provinces of Vietnam, the two activities were part of the action …

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Thirty MI alumni from public and private sectors attended the National Knowledge Sharing Forum on Food Safety held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Organized last August 1, the forum serve as a venue for Cambodian participants from the first five Mekong Institute-Food Safety Project (MI-FSP) training programs to share experiences and lessons learned in developing and …

CAMBODIAN MI ALUMNI SHARE EXPERIENCES ON PROMOTING FOOD SAFETY Read More »

As part of the series of food safety training programs supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), Mekong Institute opens the Regional Training Program on Raising Public Awareness for Safe Food Consumption today at the MI Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. This one-week course, running from July 24–28, is the sixth capacity building …

MI TRAINS CLMV OFFICIALS ON PROMOTING CONSUMER AWARENESS ON FOOD SAFETY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), launches the nine-day Regional Training Program on Mainstreaming Food Safety Risk Analysis today, July 10, at the Mekong Institute Residential Training Center. The program is the fifth in a series of food safety training programs organized under the MI-Food Safety Project (MI-FSP).  This …

MI LAUNCHES TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY RISK ANALYSIS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is going to organize the Regional Training Program on “Food Safety Management Tools in Food Manufacturing” on August 14-18, 2017 at Mekong Institute in Khon Kaen, Thailand.  The program aims to enhance the knowledge of participants on global food safety standards and understand the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) based on …

MI TO ORGANIZE THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TOOLS IN FOOD MANUFACTURING Read More »

AMBODIA—Mekong Institute (MI) and the Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (PDAFF), Kandal Province, co-organized the localized training on “Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)” last July 4-5.  Twenty-four vegetable producers and extension workers from Sa-Ang District participated in the training course, which aims to enhance the participants’ knowledge and technical capacity on GAP principles, as …

MI, PDAFF CONDUCT GAP TRAINING FOR KANDAL VEGETABLE FARMERS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) organized a one-day National Knowledge Sharing Forum on Food Safety at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on June 30, 2017. The forum gathered twelve MI alumni from both public and private sectors who participated in the first three MI-Food Safety Project (FSP) training programs.  Delivering the welcome remarks, Ms. Maria Theresa S. …

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