MI AND FIRI CHAMPION FOOD TRACEABILITY IN VIET NAM FOR ENHANCED COMPETITIVENESS OF COUNTRY’S AGRI-FOOD SMES

Hanoi, August 30, 2023 – To help improve the flow and distribution of safe food in and out of Viet Nam, the Mekong Institute (MI) and the Food Industries Research Institute (FIRI) of the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade brought food stakeholders together in a training-workshop on Traceability for Food Safety and Competitiveness of Viet Nam …

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PROSAFE ALUMNI NETWORK CONVENES AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FUTURE OF SAFE FOOD CULTURE IN VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh City, August 31, 2023 – Mekong Institute (MI) gathered food safety champions from Vietnam in a national workshop that explored the next steps in promoting and sustaining a safe food culture in the country. A total of 45 PROSAFE graduates, representing government agencies, agrifood business associations, and the academic sector in Vietnam, …

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MI TRAINING ALUMNI INITIATE COUNTRY ACTION PLAN TO DRIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR THAI MSMES

As an offshoot of MI’s regional training on scaling up digital connectivity for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) held on July 10-14, 2023, a group of six MI alumni from Thailand rolled out their country action plan starting with an online course offered to local MSMEs on August 25, 2023. The activity welcomed participants …

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MI Enhances Regional Project Identification Capabilities of Key Stakeholders from Various Ministries and Institutes of Mekong Countries

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), successfully organized the “Training on Regional Project Identification” on August 14 to 18, 2023, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Bringing together 30 participants from various ministries and institutes across the five Mekong countries[1], the training equipped participants with knowledge and skills to effectively …

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MI OPENS APPLICATION FOR TRAINING ON INVESTING IN GREENER AGRIFOOD SECTOR

Mekong Institute (MI) and Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) are holding a training program on Investing in a Greener Agrifood Sector for Enhanced Cross-Border Trade on September 18-20, 2023 at Mekong Institute Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The three-day training seeks to strengthen participants’ understanding of the state of climate resilient agriculture …

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MI’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS AGRICULTURAL TRADE’S ROLE IN GMS PROSPERITY AT THE 2023 GMS ECONOMIC CORRIDOR GOVERNORS FORUM

The 2023 GMS Economic Corridor Governors Forum, with the theme Cooperate for Agricultural Trade Facilitation and Seek New Highlights of Subregional Cooperation hosted by People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P. R. China, took center stage in Kunming, Yunnan, P. R. China on August 17, 2023. MI’s Executive Director, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, graced the event and delivered a …

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MI AND AUSTRALIA’S DFAT TO COLLABORATE IN ADVANCING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE IN THE LOWER MEKONG COUNTRIES

Marking its first collaborative endeavor, Mekong Institute (MI) partnered with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to implement a project on “Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Innovations in Lower Mekong Countries”. The project is expected to contribute to enhancing the resilience of agricultural value chains in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Thailand (CLVT) …

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MI AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DELIBERATE PATHWAYS TO LOW-CARBON FUTURE AND STRENGTHENED REGIONAL COLLABORATION

Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with the Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) and the China Southern Power Grid Yunnan International Co., Ltd. (YNIC), brought together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to deliberate on strategies to foster sustainable and low-carbon development across the Mekong region in a second consultation workshop held on July 21 and …

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MI ENGAGES WITH THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION AND OTHER MEKONG COUNTRIES TO SCALE UP DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY FOR MSMES

In a proactive move to empower Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) countries in navigating the digital realm amid a post-pandemic era, Mekong Institute (MI) brought together stakeholders from Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam in a five-day regional training program on July 10-14, 2023 …

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MI’S REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADVOCATES HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AMONG LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, China, successfully organized the Regional Training Program on Comprehensive Human Resource Development (HRD) for the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from June 26 to July 7, 2023, in two cities in Thailand – Khon Kaen and Bangkok. The program aimed to empower government officials in the …

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