SEARCA News

VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-Department of Agriculture (MAF-DOA), the focal agency for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns (ATMI-ASEAN) in Lao PDR, in partnership with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), held its first National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) Meeting on 12 November 2018 at the Vientiane Plaza Hotel here. … Read more

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Twenty-one officers of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) converged here for the 31st UC Executive Board meeting hosted by Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) on 13 – 14 November 2018. … Read more

BOGOR, Indonesia – The Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) awarded a travel grant to Ms. Jennet E. Razo, PhD in Environmental Science student at UPLB, for her participation in a summer program at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Indonesia. The UC allocates funds each year to qualified lecturers or graduate students for travel to another participating UC member university. … Read more

MALAYSIA – To promote the Center's scholarship programs, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through its Graduate Education and Institutional Development Department (GEIDD), held a marketing roadshow on SEARCA scholarship grants on 8 November 2018 at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)-Bintulu campus. … Read more

ILOILO CITY, Philippines - The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the board members of Calinog-Lambunao-Bingawan Caradairy Raisers Entrepreneur's (CLB-CARES) and Iloilo Science and Technology University and Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ISAT-U) at the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Multi-Purpose Cooperative Building in La Paz, Iloilo City on 8 November 2018. … Read more

LOS BAñOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – The Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) awarded the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and the Department of Education Division of Laguna (DepEd Laguna) the Philippine Agriculture and Resources Research Foundation, Inc. (PARRFI) R&D Award: Development Category 2018, for their paper titled The SEARCA-led School-Plus-Home Gardens Project (S+HGP) in the Philippines: A Participatory and Inclusive Model for Sustainable Development, with Dr. Blesilda M. Calub as lead author, on 9 November 2018 at Baker Hall, UPLB. … Read more

TAGAYTAY, Philippines – The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Interdisciplinary Studies Center on Food & Nutrition Security, as lead convenor, and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), FAO Philippines, and the Cavite State University, as partners, organized the International Conference on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems. With the theme Strategic Approaches to Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems in Southeast Asia, the Conference was held at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City on 7-10 November 2018. It aimed to increase awareness of various sectors on the nature and scope of… Read more

TAGAYTAY CITY, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and Taiwan-based World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) formalized ties in a memorandum of understanding for institutional cooperation signed on 7 November 2018 at the Development Academy of the Philippines here on the sidelines of the International Conference on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems, which is co-sponsored by SEARCA. … Read more

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) provide support in terms of food, medicine, livelihood and overall well-being to around 23 million people who live in national forest reserve areas in Thailand. There are more than 10,000 registered community forests in Thailand covering a total area of 904,540 hectares, and the Royal Forest Department allows local people to collect NTFP from their registered community forests. Recognizing the potential of NTFP, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), which manages the ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG-SF) Strategic Response Fund [ASRF], supports the Royal Forest Department in… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) co-sponsored the Annual Rice Policy Forum 2018 convened by the Asia Rice Foundation on 30 October 2018 at the Elvira Tan Hall of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) here. … Read more