Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with Khon Kaen University (KKU) and the University of Georgia (UGA), is organizing a symposium on “Global Food Safety: Production, Health and Market” on October 5-6, 2017. The event will be held at MI’s residential training center in Khon Kaen, Thailand.  Over 100 participants are expected, coming mostly from the …

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Officials from the Plant Protection Center (PPC) under the Lao PDR’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry organized localized trainings on the safe use of agrichemicals last September 28-29, 2017. Held in Vientiane Province, the trainings were part of the action plans developed from the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded “Regional Training Program on Assuring Food Safety …

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Thirty-two science communicators and media professionals from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) are currently attending the regional media training course on food safety reporting, which was launched today, August 28, and will run until September 1.  Organized under the Mekong Institute-Food Safety Project (MI-FSP), the course targets to strengthen the participants’ awareness and …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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