Following the successful completion of the Regional Consultation Workshop on Promoting Food Safety in CLMV held last Oct. 11-12, Mekong Institute (MI), still through the support of the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), finally kicks off its first ever regional training program under the Mekong Institute Food Safety Project (MI-FSP) today. The training course, which …

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Mekong Institute (MI) and the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII), are organizing the Training Course on “Water Resources Information System for Agricultural Development”, at the Mekong Institute Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand, from October 25-29, 2016. The training course is sponsored by Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA).  Fourteen participants from two Ministries of …

MI AND HAII CO-ORGANIZE A TRAINING COURSE ON WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Khon Kaen, Thailand—Mekong Institute (MI) brings together key government officials from relevant national agencies in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) for the Regional Consultation Workshop on Promoting Food Safety in CLMV. Held from October 11–12, the workshop is part of the regional Food Safety Project implemented by MI with assistance from the …

MI LEADS REGIONAL CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON PROMOTING FOOD SAFETY IN CLMV Read More »

As a result of the successful completion of and wonderful insights gained from last year’s program, Mekong Institute (MI), still through the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, is once again organizing the Regional Training Workshop on Planning and Implementing Contract Farming Operations, which is currently being held at …

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Dragon fruit or pitaya is a crop of increasing importance in Southeast Asian countries. The crop has many characteristics that make it attractive to smallholder intensive farming systems, which include ease of propagation and establishment, relatively low maintenance costs, potentially high yields, and a strong export potential. But as with many ‘new’ crops, growers and …

MI CO-ORGANIZES REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE CONTROL OF DRAGON FRUIT DISEASES Read More »

Today marks the beginning of the twelve-day Regional Training Course on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Rural Development (PA-SRD), which is being held in Mekong Institute (MI), Khon Kaen, Thailand from August 1-12.  Organized by the Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC) Department of MI, with support from the Foreign Affairs Office of The People’s Government of …

MI KICKS OFF TRAINING ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Read More »

In order to begin implementing the Food Safety Project (FSP) funded by the New Zealand Aid Program, Mekong Institute (MI) has conducted a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam to meet with relevant stakeholders in food safety management system last July 6 -7, 2016.  In the meetings with high and mid-level officials from Ministry of Agriculture and …

MI TAKES INITIAL STEP TO IMPLEMENT FOOD SAFETY PROJECT IN VIETNAM Read More »

Interested to know about food systems, and how to make them more sustainable in the face of population growth, urbanization, and environmental degradation? Sign up for a FREE massive open online course (MOOC) on Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia!  The MOOC starts on the 8th of August 2016, and get your Certificate of Participation …

FOOD AND OUR FUTURE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Read More »

Mekong Institute Food Safety Project (MI-FSP) team has met with food safety key stakeholders last June 14-15, 2016 to explore opportunities for cooperation as well as consult with them about possible ways of implementing capacity development activities that will address the priority food safety needs of Cambodia.  With support from New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), …

MI TEAMS UP WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY FOOD SAFETY NEEDS IN CAMBODIA Read More »

“How should the Mekong Institute (MI) work with Lao PDR in order to address its most pressing food safety needs?”  This is the question representatives from the Mekong Institute (MI), including the Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC) Department’s Director Ms. Maria Theresa S. Medialdia, aimed to answer when they met with key food safety stakeholders …

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