The Hatinh Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, Fruits and Vegetables Research Institute, and the Mekong Institute jointly organized a localized training on “Safe Vegetable Production through VietGAP” at the National Agricultural Extension Center in Hatinh Province on October 14-16, 2014. Thirty provincial agricultural extension workers and farmer-leaders from the province attended the training course, the aim …

MI CO-ORGANIZES A TRAINING COURSE ON “SAFE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION THROUGH VIETGAP” IN VIETNAM Read More »

The seven-day training of trainers (TOT) course on Good Agricultural and Postharvest Practices in Fresh Produce commenced on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Mekong Institute (MI). On behalf of MI Director, Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Rural Development Program Manager, welcomed all participants and emphasized on the objective of the program, which aimed to enhance the …

GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND POSTHARVEST PRACTICES IN FRESH PRODUCE, AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2014. Read More »

Under the funding of New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), Mekong Institute (MI) organized a six-day Training cum Structured Learning Visit (SLV) entitled, “Strengthening Coordinated Cross-Border Systems in Agriculture Trade” from July 14-19, 2014 at MI’s residential training center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This program aims to enhance the participants’ understanding the cross-border trade facilitation framework …

TRAINING AND STRUCTURED LEARNING VISIT ON “STRENGTHENING COORDINATED CROSS-BORDER SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE TRADE,” JULY, 14-19, 2014 Read More »

A six-day Regional Workshop cum Structured Learning Visit (SLV) on Successful Contract Farming Models in Thailand commenced at the Mekong Institute (MI) Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen on Monday, June 16, 2014. Thirty four participants (9 participants each from Cambodia and Myanmar, and 8 participants each from Lao PDR and Vietnam) attended this program. …

REGIONAL WORKSHOP CUM STRUCTURED LEARNING VISIT ON “SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT FARMING MODELS IN THAILAND,” JUNE 16-21, 2014 Read More »

Under the funding of New Zealand Aid Program (NZAP), Mekong Institute (MI) organized a five-day Structured Learning Visit (SLV) entitled, ‘Improving Cross-border Agriculture Value Chains’ from 26 May, 2014 at MI’s residential training center in Khon Kaen. This SLV aims to enhance participants’ understanding about cross-border value chains of agriculture products efficient and simplified cross-border …

TRUCTURED LEARNING VISIT ON “IMPROVING CROSS-BORDER AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAINS” BEGINS ON 26 MAY 2014 AT MEKONG INSTITUTE, KHON KAEN, THAILAND Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing two 6-day Structured Learning Visits on “Agricultural Planning and Investments in Thailand” from 20 to 24 January and 3 to 7 February 2014. These structured learning visits are sponsored by the German Agency for International Development Cooperation (GIZ) under the program titled “Land Management and Rural Economic Development Program (LM-RED)”. …

STRUCTURED LEARNING VISITS ON AGRICULTURAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENTS IN THAILAND, JANUARY 20-25 AND FEBRUARY 3-8, 2014 Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) organized a three-day synthesis and evaluation workshop on “Improving Food Quality and Safety through Good Agricultural and Postharvest Practices (GAP) in Fresh Produce” on November 20-22, 2013 at the Mekong Institute Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand.  The workshop assessed the action plans implemented by participants after completing the GAP …

SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP: “IMPROVING FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY THROUGH GOOD AGRICULTURAL AND POSTHARVEST PRACTICES IN FRESH PRODUCE”, NOVEMBER 20-22, 2013 Read More »

Renewable energy, and the development of associated technology to promote renewable energy, is increasingly seen as a logical and indeed necessary priority area. In order to effectively make the transition from a fossil fuel driven energy system to a future renewable-based energy system, it is essential for GMS countries to build capacity through manpower training, …

REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION IN THE GMS: SHARING LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES – NOVEMBER 26-30, 2012, KUNMING, YUNNAN PROVINCE, PR CHINA Read More »

The transition from subsistence agricultural production to functioning market-economy-based production models is a key challenge facing CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam).  The Mekong Institute (MI) recently conducted a week-long workshop and structured learning visit (SLV) to address this important issue in the lead-up to AEC 2015.  The SLV, entitled Successful Contract Farming …

SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT FARMING MODELS – 26-31 OCTOBER, 2012 Read More »

This year Mekong Institute (MI) has been invited to participate in Cambodia Ministries of Industry, Mines, and Energys annual conference hosted by General Department of Industries (GDI) on December 13-16 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  The topic of the conference involves structural transformation on the SME Clusters in Cambodia. It has been organized with the aim …

MI SHARED ITS EXPERTISE ON SME AT GDIS CONFERENCE, CAMBODIA Read More »