POST-CONFLICT APPROACHES TOWARDS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR

Written by Mekong Institute The Mekong Institute conducted a 5-day training programme on “Post-Conflict Approaches towards Local Economic Development in Kayin State, Myanmar” on August 28- September 1, 2015. Fifteen participants from different government agencies and private sector attended the training. The training aimed to strengthen the skills of the local economic development actors in …

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GROUP MANAGEMENT AND STRENGTHENING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS

Written by Mekong Institute Group Management and Strengthening Farmer Organization is considered as one of the major challenges for the agricultural development in Laos due to agricultural contribution to GDP is about 26-30% annually.At present, Lao PDRs has almost 3,630 farmer groups (FGs) with 1,864 of plantation and 1,776 of feeding groups, most of them …

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GROUP MANAGMENT AND STRENGTHENING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS

Written by Mekong Institute This Training of Trainers (TOT) program aims to enhance the capacity of MI partners in pilot provincial sites to become effective capacity development providers and trainers to target local stakeholders, particularly farmers, SMEs, local economic development government officials and agribusiness development service providers. This TOT enables the participants: (i) To localize …

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MYANMAR CROP SELECTION AND VALUE CHAIN MAPPING REPORT

Written by Mekong Institute Kayin State lies in the south-eastern part of Myanmar and is linked to Thailand. The rural people in Kayin State are poor. In rural areas there has been an on-going conflict between Kayin ethnic group and the government for several years. However, Kayin State is richly endowed with natural resources, including …

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RICE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN KHAMMOUANE, LAO PDR

Written by Mekong Institute This report is an integral part of the project “Capacity Development for a More Inclusive and Equitable Growth, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)”. Basically, the report integrates the findings from literature review and desk research coupled with observations and interviews conducted during field visits in March and April 2013 and supplemented by …

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A VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF COFFEE IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Written by Mekong Institute The study “A value chain analysis of coffee in Quang Tri Province” was carried out in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam from 27 March to 9 April with aims to provide understanding about the coffee value chain with regards to stakeholders engaging in the value chain and their relationship, product flow, information …

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