Catfish Value Chains in MRB

Food Loss in the Catfish Value Chain in MRB

This ACIAR/IRDC project aims to improve awareness of food loss and waste and facilitate private sector investment in reducing food loss and waste in the catfish (Pangasius) industry in the Mekong River Basin in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

Leadership

Project Leader: Dr Nguyen Van Kien

Principal Investigator: Dr Kim Alexander

Principal Investigator: Ass/Prof Silinthone Sacklokham

Principal Investigator: Dr. Kimchhin SOK

Meet the team

The "Food loss in the Pangasius Catfish Value Chain of the Mekong River Basin Project" project is led by Dr Van Kien Nguyen, Senior Research Associate at HAPRI, University of Economics HCM City, Vietnam, with key project partners including:

Vietnam: IPSARD in HCM City, An Giang University and Vietnam National University, HCM city.

Cambodia: Agriculture and Food Business Incubation Center (AFBIC) at Division of Research and Extension (DRE) of Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia,

Lao PDR: Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, National University of Laos (NUoL), National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF),

Australia: University of New England, Australian National University, Swinburne University and University of Adelaide and University of Sunshine Coast.