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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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The five-day regional training program on Sustainable Rural Development commenced on June 13, 2016, at the Mekong Institute (MI) Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training was attended by 17 participants from Thailand and Lao PDR.  Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, MI Executive Director, welcomed the participants to the program, which is part of a …

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VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – MI representatives participated in the 2nd MRLG Regional Stakeholder Consultation Workshop held at Mercure Hotel in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Feb. 23-24, 2016.  Attended by over 90 participants from 6 countries working in the Mekong region including Ms. Maria Theresa S. Medialdia, Director of the Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC) Department, …

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Dalat City, 20 January 2016 – Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a collection of principles to apply for on-farm production and post-production processes, resulting in safe and healthy food and non-food agricultural products, and taking into account economic, social, and environmental sustainability.  Food safety has been a major concern for Vietnamese and has led to …

VALIDATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS ON THE ADOPTION OF VIETGAP IN DALAT, VIETNAM Read More »

(Yamethin, Myanmar) – Mekong Institute (MI) hosted a Dissemination Workshop focusing on “Improving the Postharvest Handling of Fresh Grape in Myanmar” on January 13, 2016. Twenty-three grape growers working in grape cultivated areas of Yamethin Township attended.  The workshop provided a platform for grape farmers and key stakeholders to address the challenges and constraints of …

DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING THE POSTHARVEST HANDLING OF FRESH GRAPE IN MYANMAR Read More »

Hatsayfong, Vientiane, Lao PDR, December 24, 2015 – To bring on board different stakeholders at different levels who aim to raise awareness and uptake the best practices of postharvest handling of fresh produce, a dissemination workshop on “Improving the Postharvest Handling of Lettuce in Lao PDR was organized by the Department of Agriculture (DOA), Lao …

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The ASEAN Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and priorities of CLMV countries are the subjects of discussion at the Regional Forum on Implementation of ASEAN-GAP in CLMV on November 3-4, 2015 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The forum was organized by the Mekong Institute with support from New Zealand Aid Programme.  More than thirty participants, including government …

REGIONAL FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ASEAN GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES (GAP) IN CLMV Read More »

Khon Kaen (October 13, 2015) – Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on “Postharvest Management of Fresh Horticultural Produce” started on October 13, 2015 at MI to enhance the capacity of 25 participants in CLMV on postharvest management.