MI, GDA CONDUCT CAMGAP TRAINING FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS AND FARMER COOPERATIVES

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Department of Plant Protection, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (DPP-SPS), General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), co-organized a localized training on Cambodia Good Agricultural Practices (CamGAP) last November 5-7 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   As part of the Cambodia Food Safety Week, 20 commercial vegetable …

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CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK ENGAGES NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS

From production to consumption, it’s everybody’s business. Mekong Institute, under its PROSAFE Project, held the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh. Anchored by the theme Think Food Safety, Think Standards, the Food Safety Week offered simultaneous discussions and activities aimed at promoting safe food consciousness in the country. The weeklong series of …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE ORGANIZES GMS-WIDE POSTHARVEST TRAINING

As part of its thrust to foster regional integration through human resource development, Mekong Institute opens its Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce today at the Mekong River Conference Room.   With the support of the People’s Republic of China, the two-week training program aims to promote better understanding on the …

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MI INVITES TECH EXPERTS TO SEMINAR ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Mekong Institute, in collaboration with the Government of P.R. China, is hosting a seminar on Promoting Innovation and Technology as Driven Tools for Economic Sustainability in the GMS on November 28, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The one-day seminar seeks to create a platform for innovation matching through interaction and knowledge exchange, and encourage development collaborations …

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MI JOINS INTER-SUB REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON DRAFT REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION (RCI) OPERATIONAL PLAN (2019-2030)

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of the Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, joined the consultation meeting for the new Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Operational Plan 2019-2030 hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 29, 2018 in Bangkok. The RCI is one of ADB’s seven operational priority areas in its long-term Strategy 2030.   …

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MI SPEAKS AT MYANMAR STATISTICAL FORUM 2018

MI joined over 500 delegates in the recently held Myanmar Statistical Forum 2018 last November 2 in Nay Pyi Taw. Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of MI’s Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, served as one of the forum speakers at the roundtable discussion on “Transforming the Data Culture in Myanmar” where he highlighted the role …

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CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK HIGHLIGHTS MULTI-SECTORAL DISCUSSIONS ON SAFE FOOD STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.

November 6, 2018 (Phnom Penh) – The Cambodia Food Safety Week opens today with a 300-strong crowd comprising of food safety champions and actors from relevant government and non-government institutions, as well as farmers and producers, processors, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, food handlers and small and medium enterprises from across the country. The one-week event is …

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MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES MODULAR TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully concluded the one-week regional modular training on ‘Rural E-Commerce Development in the Lancang-Mekong Countries’ on October 22-26, 2018 at its Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Twenty-four participants from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (the Lancang-Mekong countries) attended the training program, with many …

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MI-TICA TRAINING UNDERSCORES GENDER EQUALITY

A total of 18 representatives working in women protection and gender equality promotion gathered early this month at Mekong Institute for the International Training on ‘Gender Equality and Women Empowerment: Sharing Good Practices and Experiences of Thailand.’ The representatives came from countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. On its second …

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SAFE FOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER FOR CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK

Over a hundred safe food champions and relevant stakeholders are expected to gather for the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Organized by Mekong Institute as part of its PROSAFE Project (Promoting Safe Food for Everyone), the event complements the Project’s other ongoing efforts to enhance public awareness on …

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