Developed during the Regional Training Program on Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for Safer Food, four (4) food safety campaigns will be launched in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV). Hoping to contribute to addressing the increasing foodborne-related incidents in schools, participants from Cambodia and Viet Nam focused their campaigns on preventing …

PROSAFE ALUMNI TO INITIATE FOOD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS IN CLMV Read More »

Promoting the use of traceability in ensuring food safety and increasing market opportunities, a total of 29 participants who completed the Regional Training Program on Traceability in Food Value Chain, which was held from February 13-17 2023, will be implementing different awareness raising events and capacity building programs in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.  …

PROSAFE ALUMNI TO INCREASE AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TRACEABILITY FOR SAFER FOOD Read More »

Continuing its efforts to help strengthen the food safety market surveillance capacity and regional cooperation of Mekong countries, Mekong Institute (MI) launched its five-day regional training program on “Food Safety Market Surveillance in the Food Chain” on February 6, 2023 at the MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme, …

PROSAFE PROMOTES BETTER NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS THROUGH REGIONAL COOPERATION Read More »

Mekong Institute is accepting more applicants for seven (7) PROSAFE regional training programs from January to March 2023. Interested applicants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV) may apply until January 16. The following food safety courses are still open for application: Course Title Training Dates Course Objective Target Participants Application Form Regional …

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 PROSAFE COURSES ARE EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 16 Read More »

As a part of the three-year project “Development and Implementation of Common Rice Product Standard in Lancang-Mekong Countries,” representatives from Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Viet Nam, and Thailand identified key traceability data standards for the rice trade during the International Training on Traceability Standards for Rice, which was held from December 19-23, 2022 in …

MEKONG COUNTRIES EXPLORE HARMONIZATION OF TRACEABILITY DATA STANDARDS FOR BETTER RICE TRADE FACILITATION Read More »

With funding support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), Mekong Institute (MI) is pursuing a study on “Smart Technologies for Agricultural Supply Chain” in the Mekong countries.   The study revealed that Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (CLMVT) are now advancing the use of smart technologies in agriculture, albeit at different levels …

STUDY ON SMART AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES REVEALS CLMV IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ADOPTION Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), is organizing a 10-day regional training program on “Preservation and Packaging for Safer Food” from November 28 – December 9, 2022.   The regional training, organized as part of the PROSAFE – Promoting Safe Food for Everyone project, is targeted largely at the agri-food …

PROSAFE HIGHLIGHTS AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH A PACKAGING AND PRESERVATION COURSE Read More »