SEARCA News

BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, Philippines – Around 70 farmers and representatives from partners of the Piloting and Up-scaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD) project in Inopacan, Leyte witnessed the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) among SEARCA, Visayas State University (VSU), Visayas Consortium for Agriculture and Aquatic Resources Program (ViCAARP), and the local government of Inopacan, Leyte on 31 March 2016… Read more

BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director, reminded over 2,000 members of the graduating class of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) of the value of their education, and to put what they gained from it to good use. He made this reminder to both undergraduate and graduate students during his speech at the 38th Commencement Exercises last 5 April 2016 at the MMSU Campus in Batac, Ilocos Norte… Read more

SEARCA releases three Agriculture and Development Notes (ADN) based on papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development in Southeast Asia held on 12-13 November 2014… Read more

NAUJAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – More than 30 farmers and institutional stakeholders of the Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD) project on revitalizing the calamansi industry in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro joined the Participatory Rural Appraisal and Action Planning (PRAAP) Workshop on 4-7 April 2016 at the Agricultural Training Institute Regional Center Session Hall… Read more

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Three institutions have been diligently working to improve the Research, Development, and Extension Agenda and Programs of the country… Read more

The project team of Linking Farmers to the Market: Towards Transforming Subsistence Farms to Commercial Farms conducted a reconnaissance survey and participatory rapid area appraisal (PRA) in potential municipal project sites in Isabela, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Iloilo, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Bukidnon and North Cotabato within the period of December 2015 to March 2016. The project is funded by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and implemented by SEARCA… Read more

BANGKOK, Thailand – Dr. Waraporn Prompoj, Deputy-Director General (DDG) of the Thailand Department of Agriculture (DoA), warmly welcomed the second batch of the Philippines Department of Agriculture Adaptation and Mitigation Initiatives in Agriculture (DA AMIA) Overseas Study Mission composed of ten officials and staff members of DA plus one each from the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and Rice Watch and Action Network (RWAN). The Study Mission Team visited Thailand on 14-18 March 2016 to learn how this country is mainstreaming climate change adaptation into its policies, plans and programs specifically in agriculture… Read more

PARIS, France – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is set to once again tap the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for the second phase of the Review and Assessment of the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) in ASEAN. This was disclosed in a meeting between OECD officials and Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director, at the OECD headquarters in Paris last 1 March 2016… Read more

PARIS, France – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute of France (IAVFF-Agreenium) have agreed to cooperate in strengthening the research capacities of strategic agricultural universities in Southeast Asia… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through the support of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat, hosted and implemented a Workshop on the Establishment of the SEAMEO Centers Policy Research Network (CPRN) held at the SEARCA Headquarters on 8-10 March 2016… Read more