Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with Consumer Protection, Competition, Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF), Ministry of Commerce (MoC) organized a one-day forum on “Food Safety for Market Access: Bringing Cambodian Food to the World” on June 14, 2022 at Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh Hotel, Cambodia. The forum, which is a part of PROSAFE: Promoting Safe Food …

PROSAFE FORUM ORGANIZED TO SCALE-UP AGRIFOOD EXPORTS IN CAMBODIA Read More »

Strengthening the region’s rice production resilience, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Rice Department of Thailand, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC), is cascading the Artificial Intelligence (AI) system, designed as a pest and natural disaster monitoring and forecasting system, through a hybrid regional training course on “AI System Maintenance and Utilization” from June 13 to …

LMC EXPERTS PREPARE TO ROLL OUT AI MONITORING AND FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR RICE PRODUCTION Read More »

Today, on World Food Safety Day, Mekong Institute (MI) joins the stakeholders of the national food control system in Lao PDR and the world to commemorate the importance of food safety for public and economic health. We always fall back on the numbers to reiterate the cost of not addressing the immense burden of foodborne …

STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY IN LAO PDR Read More »

Today, on World Food Safety Day, Mekong Institute (MI) joins the stakeholders of the national food control system in Lao PDR and the world to commemorate the importance of food safety for public and economic health. We always fall back on the numbers to reiterate the cost of not addressing the immense burden of foodborne …

PROSAFE EXPANDS FOOD SAFETY COMMUNICATORS NETWORK IN CLV Read More »

Encouraging more food business operators to comply with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) based on Codex Alimentarius, Mekong Institute (MI), through its PROSAFE Project, organized the online Regional Training Program on Food Safety Management Tools in Food Manufacturing from May 23 to 27, 2022.  “Consumers’ expectations and demands place important responsibilities on the people who …

PROSAFE CONTINUES TO TRAIN CMV FOOD PROCESSORS ON GMP Read More »

Recognizing the importance of food systems in addressing global issues and building back better post-pandemic, Mekong Institute (MI) and Kasetsart University (KU), with support from the Office of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand Science Research and Innovation through the KU Reinventing University Program 2021, and the New Zealand Aid Programme …

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS CALLS FOR ACTION AND EVIDENCED-BASED POST-PANDEMIC INITIATIVES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Read More »

To support the promotion of One District One Product (ODOP) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) Secretariat, is conducting coaching program on product processing and packaging technologies for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and government officials from May 18-20, 2022.   …

MI PROVIDES ODOP COACHING PROGRAM TO BANANA PROCESSORS IN LAO PDR Read More »

Nurturing the long-standing relationship of Mekong Institute (MI) with the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, the Institute’s Executive Director, and Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Director of Agricultural Development and Commercialization Department, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Jonathan Kings, the newly appointed New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand on May 18, 2022.   …

MI PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE NEW ZEALAND AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND Read More »

Following the “One Village One Product (OVOP) Promotion and Development” training in Cambodia, Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) Secretariat, provided an online coaching program to mango small and medium enterprises (SMEs), selected government officials, and members of the academe on May 16-18, 2022.   Based on the …

THAI EXPERTS SHARE OTOP BEST PRACTICES TO MANGO SMES IN CAMBODIA Read More »

Imparting the expertise and best practices of Thailand on its One Tambon One Product (OTOP) program, Mekong Institute (MI) organized a three-day online coaching program for relevant national government officials and selected One Commune One Product (OCOP) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam from May 10-12, 2022.   The coaching program is aimed at …

VIET NAM TEA PROCESSORS RECEIVE COACHING PROGRAM TO BOOST OCOP PRODUCTS Read More »