Mekong Institute (MI), with the support from the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), is going to organize the Regional Training Program on “Assuring Food Safety through Pest and Agrichemical Management” on May 15–26, 2017, at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand.  The training aims to enhance the participants’ knowledge and technical capacity to make decisions on …

MI TO ORGANIZE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON ASSURING FOOD SAFETY THROUGH PEST AND AGRICHEMICAL MANAGEMENT Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing the Training Course on “Development of Farmer’s Organization”, at the MI’s Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand, from December 20 to 24, 2016. The training course is sponsored by Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).  The training course aims to enhance Lao government …

TRAINING COURSE ON DEVELOPMENT OF FARMER’S ORGANIZATION Read More »

To assess participants’ retention of the knowledge and skills they gained from the Regional Training Course on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Rural Development (PA-SRD) held last August 1 to 12, as well as to provide a venue for them to learn from each other’s experiences and outcomes during their action plan implementation, Mekong Institute is …

MI CONDUCTS S&E WORKSHOP; COMPLETES PA-SRD MODULAR TRAINING PROGRAM Read More »

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 …

MI KICKS OFF PILOT FOOD SAFETY TRAINING Read More »

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 …

MI RECONDUCTS REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON CONTRACT FARMING Read More »

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 »