Bagan Roadshow Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in Mekong Region
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Regional Training Programme on Food Safety Management Tools for Cottage and Small Food Businesses
BACKGROUND Safe food handling begins at production and continues through the preparation process up to consumption. If unsafe handling has occurred at any stage, there could be a potential of danger. To avoid this food risk, competent authorities set food safety guidelines for the food business operators. Consumer expectations and demand place important responsibilities on …
Regional Training Programme on Good Hygiene Practices for Food Service Providers
BACKGROUND Globalization has stimulated growing consumer demand for a wider variety of foods, resulting in an increasingly complex and longer global food chain. The production of safe food is becoming increasingly important for protecting consumers from the hazards of foodborne illnesses, which occur at different stages of the food chain starting from the primary production …
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Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong Countries
Background The Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF) provided support for training at the Mekong Institute (MI) in three thematic areas, including Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC), Trade and Investment Facilitation (TIF), and Sustainable Energy and Environment (SEE). This series of training programs was funded through the project on ‘Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain …
Regional Training Programme on Social and Behavior Change Communication for Safer Food
Rationale Food safety has gradually become a major socioeconomic and political concern in many developing countries. In a region where agriculture is a pillar of the economy such as in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), ensuring that high-quality and safe food is available for consumption is valuable not only in trade efficiency and wider market …
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Regional Training Programme on Traceability in Food Chain
BACKGROUND Food is a very sensitive commodity. It is perishable and sensitive to temperature. Due to various safety risks in the food chain, religious restrictions and cultural practices, consumers demand information about their food. Regulators also require significant amounts of information for trade facilitation and control. Quick and efficient information sharing and exchange is thus …
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Regional Training Programme on Food Safety Market Surveillance in the Food Chain
INTRODUCTION Foodborne diseases comprise a wide spectrum of illnesses that result from ingestion of foodstuffs contaminated with microorganisms or chemicals. Food may become contaminated at any stage in the process from production to consumption, and contamination may be the result of environmental contamination, such as pollution of water, soil or air. Foodborne diseases are a …
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Training on Regional Projects Identification
Introduction Background Mekong Institute (MI) is an intergovernmental organization that promotes regional development, cooperation, and integration across the Mekong region by working closely with the governments of Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. To further advance sub regional cooperation, Republic of Korea established the Mekong–Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF) in 2013 …