To empower food safety authorities and key stakeholders to deal with food safety crises while strengthening public trust with the right information, Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing the Regional Training Program on Food Safety Risk Communication from November 14-25, 2022 at the MI Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand.   The 10-day course is expected to …

PROSAFE RISK COMMUNICATION COURSE ENVISIONS BETTER FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION FOR CLMV Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) has vowed to create awareness and build the technical capacity of key actors in the food processing industry in implementing the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point or HACCP, an internationally recognized food safety management system for identifying and controlling foodborne hazards along the food value chain. The Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC) …

PROSAFE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS THE HACCP SYSTEM AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING A FOOD SAFETY CULTURE AMONG FOOD SMES Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Aid Programme, will be offering eight (8) food safety courses under the Promoting Safe Food for Everyone project (PROSAFE) from January to March 2023. All training will be held at the MI Training Centre, Khon Kaen, Thailand.    Applications are open until December 15, 2022. Interested …

PROSAFE OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SAFETY COURSES FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2023 Read More »

To promote smart agriculture as an engine to drive resource-efficient crop production, Mekong Institute (MI) trained 24 agriculture stakeholders from government agencies, research/academic institutions, and private enterprises in “Sustainable and Smart Farming Technologies” from September 26 to 30, 2022 at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand.  The five-day training program raised the awareness of participants from …

ADVANCING SMART FARMING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN CLMV Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Aid Programme, is organizing the last leg of PROSAFE training courses this year. Five (5) courses will be offered from October to December 2022 at the MI Training Centre, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Interested applicants from Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Vietnam are encouraged to …

SAFE FOOD COURSES FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER ARE NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Read More »

Contributing to the efforts of the region for a sustainable food system, Mekong Institute (MI) trained 24 value chain actors from government agencies, research institutions, and food processing enterprises in “Food Loss Reduction for Sustainable Value Chains” from September 12 to 16, 2022 at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand.  The five-day training program enriched the …

MI FURTHER PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAINS THROUGH A FOOD LOSS REDUCTION COURSE Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Mekong – Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), is organizing a Regional Training Program on Sustainable and Smart Farming Technologies on September 26-30, 2022 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The 5-day course aims to increase production capacity, enhance the rural economy, and stimulate …

REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON SUSTAINABLE AND SMART FARMING TECHNOLOGIES Read More »

Representatives of government agencies and rice businesses from Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Vietnam discussed strategies for increasing the competitiveness of rice from the region by establishing a mutual recognition of traceability platform during the International Workshop on Traceability System for Rice in the Lancang-Mekong Region, which was held on September 6-7, 2022 …

MEKONG COUNTRIES EXPRESS INTEREST IN A MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF TRACEABILITY PLATFORM IN THE REGION Read More »

Building a deeper understanding of food safety governance and control system to accelerate Mekong Countries’ regional and international trade post-pandemic, Mekong Institute (MI) offered the Regional Training Program on Managing Food Safety along the Supply Chain on August 29 to September 2, 2022 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Organized as …

PROSAFE RAISES AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SAFETY ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN Read More »