MI CONDUCTS TRAINING ON ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT (ODOP) DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION IN LAO PDR

The Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) Secretariat, is supporting the One District One Product (ODOP) movement in Lao PDR by conducting an online training course on ODOP Development and Promotion for government officials and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country on March 14-18, 2022. …

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CLMV COTTAGE AND SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES ATTEND PROSAFE GMP COURSE

Promoting Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in the region, Mekong Institute (MI) launched the Regional Training Programme on Food Safety Management Tools for Cottage and Small Food Businesses on March 13, 2023 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The five-day course is designed to capacitate government officials and food businesses in Cambodia, Lao …

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PROSAFE TRAINS MORE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS IN GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES

Promoting the basic principles of food safety, hygiene, and sanitation to food handlers, Mekong Institute (MI), through the PROSAFE project, is organizing the Regional Training Programme on Good Hygiene Practices for Food Service Providers on March 6-10, 2023 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme, the …

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MI ORGANIZES AN ONLINE SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE AND SMART AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN CLMTV

From March 2-3, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) brought together more than 60 officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam (CLMTV) for an online “Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong Countries”. The workshop objective was to evaluate the outcomes of the participants’ learning and action …

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PROSAFE ALUMNI TO INITIATE FOOD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS IN CLMV

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 …

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

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.  …

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

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, …

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APAARI EXECUTIVE SECRETARY VISITS MI

Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Mekong Institute (MI) Executive Director, together with senior MI officials, welcomed Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), to the MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand on January 17, 2023. The two parties discussed possible collaboration between Mekong Institute and APAARI in areas of matching …

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PROSAFE ENCOURAGES MORE AGRIFOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR STRENGTHENED FOOD SAFETY GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT IN CLMV

As part of the region’s strengthened advocacy to address the global health crisis post-pandemic, Mekong Institute (MI) launched its one-week regional training program on “Managing Food Safety Along the Supply Chain” at the MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand on January 9, 2023. The training aimed to raise participants’ awareness of emerging safe food issues …

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APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 PROSAFE COURSES ARE EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 16

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 …

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