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 »

Increasing the competitiveness and market opportunities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), the Mekong Institute (MI) launched a five-day online regional training on “Preservation and Packaging for Safer Food” which will run from May 9 to 13, 2022 with support from the New Zealand …

PROSAFE CAPACITATES MORE SMES ON FOOD PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY Read More »

Mekong Institute will be organizing eight (8) online safe food courses in 2022 as part of the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded Project on Promoting Safe Food for Everyone (PROSAFE).  These regional online training programs comprise a major component of the five-year food safety project being implemented in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV). The …

PROSAFE 2022 ONLINE COURSES Read More »

In a webinar Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Green Finance as a Critical Trigger on April 8, 2022, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) engaged financial institutions, development partners, academe, and the private sector in a discussion on the current state of green …

GMS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, KEY ACTORS ENCOURAGE MORE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR GREEN FINANCE IN THE REGION Read More »

To share the experience of the successful implementation of ‘One Tambon One Product’ (OTOP) in Thailand, the Mekong Institute (MI) organized a 5-day online training program for relevant national government officials and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to support the promotion and development of ‘One Commune One Product’ (OCOP) in Vietnam on March 28 to …

VIETNAM TEA-PROCESSING SMES LEARN FROM THAILAND’S OTOP EXPERIENCE Read More »

To support the promotion and development ‘One Village One Product’ (OVOP) in Cambodia, the Mekong Institute (MI) organized a 5-day online training program for relevant national government officials and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country on March 21-25, 2022. With financial support from the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) Secretariat, this …

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND SMES IN CAMBODIA ATTEND TRAINING PROGRAM ON ‘ONE VILLAGE ONE PRODUCT’ (OVOP) PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT Read More »

To provide technical assistance through human resources development in national quality infrastructure for agri-food safety and trading standards, the Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), organized the international training program on ‘Food Safety Quality Infrastructure for Market Access for Developing Countries’. Conducted via online platforms from March 14 to …

MI AND TICA LAUNCH AN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON FOOD SAFETY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and SME Service Center (SSC) of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), co-organized a two-day training course on “Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) in Food Cottage Industries” on January 27 to 28, 2022 at LNCCI, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR.  Part of MI’s Promoting Safe Food for Everyone (PROSAFE) project, the …

MI AND SSC CONDUCT TRAINING ON GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES IN FOOD COTTAGE INDUSTRIES IN LAO PDR Read More »