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 »

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 »