SEARCA in the News

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna—A gender-smart incubator supporting impact-driven enterprises has partnered with the Southeast Asian center for research in agriculture to run the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Enhancement (SAFE) Accelerator. Villgro Philippines and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) partnered to manage SAFE Accelerator, a virtual accelerator program designed to support high-potential enterprises developing regenerative, climate-resilient solutions that address food security and sustainable agriculture challenges in Southeast Asia. The SAFE Accelerator aims to cultivate market-driven, climate-resilient solutions that protect biodiversity, sustain farming communities, and improve food security. With agriculture as the backbone for… Read more

HIGHLIGHTING agrifood postharvest innovations, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) hosted its Special Graduate Seminar on Postharvest Management for a Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain at the Drilon Hall and online via the SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagements or Solve Platform on Feb. 20, 2025. SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said the center continues to provide a platform for scholars to present their research through a special graduate seminar, reinforcing its commitment to advancing impactful research and advancing agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia. He said the event was organized in partnership with… Read more

Technologies like AI, theoretically, could make basic, repetitive jobs obsolete. But not in Philippine farms, forestry, and fisheries (AFF) — at least not yet — where workers have accounted for more than a fifth to about a fourth of the country's jobs since 2017. Our youth (like their peers elsewhere) have been shunning farms and fisheries as a career. The average age of our farmers hovers around 57 years, while fishermen aged above 50-years-old made up 44% of the total as of 2021 and saw "significant growth" in 2012-2020. As noted in the first part of this discussion (https://tinyurl.com/2bpxzp67), those… Read more

Los Baños Mayor Ton Genuino is filled with thanks for the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for donating a vehicle to the town. Genuino said SEARCA donated a new Toyota Camry to Los Baños for the official transportation needs of the town. He said partners like SEARCA help the local government to grow. “Sa patuloy na paglakas ng ating bayan, kasama natin sa pag-angat ang mga kaibigang naniniwala sa ating mga ipinaglalaban,” he said. SEARCA is an institution that promotes rural development in Southeast Asia… Read more

Villgro Philippines, a gender-smart incubator supporting impact-driven enterprises, has partnered with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to jointly run the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Enhancement (SAFE) Accelerator. This virtual accelerator program is designed to support high-potential enterprises developing regenerative, climate-resilient solutions that address food security and sustainable agriculture challenges in Southeast Asia. With agriculture serving as a backbone for millions across the region, the sector faces escalating threats from climate change, extreme weather events, unsustainable farming practices, and food waste. The SAFE Accelerator aims to cultivate market-driven, climate-resilient solutions that protect… Read more

Harianjogja.com, jogja—Akhmad Zamroni, Ph.D., profesor del Departamento de Ingeniería Geológica del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología de Yogyakarta (ITNY), tuvo la oportunidad de presentar los resultados de su investigación en una conferencia internacional titulada «La innovación cumple con la educación: construir vías para la seguridad alimentaria y la resiliencia al cambio climático» Investigación en Agricultura (Searca). Este evento tuvo lugar del 10 al 12 de febrero de 2025 en el Hotel Amari, Pattaya, provincia de Chonburi, Tailandia… Read more

Harianjogja.com, JOGJA—Akhmad Zamroni, Ph.D., dosen dari Jurusan Teknik Geologi Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta (ITNY), berkesempatan untuk mempresentasikan hasil penelitiannya dalam konferensi internasional bertajuk "Innovation Meets Education: Building Pathways for Food Security and Resilience to Climate Change" yang diselenggarakan oleh The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). Acara ini berlangsung pada 10-12 Februari 2025 di Amari Hotel, Pattaya, Provinsi Chonburi, Thailand… Read more

A GROUNDBREAKING three-day training in the Laguna province marked a significant step forward in enhancing greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring for sustainable livestock management in Southeast Asia. The training, "Quality Assurance for Livestock GHG Measurement," was conducted from Feb. 4-6 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños-Dairy Training and Research Institute (UPLB-DTRI) by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). It brought together 17 participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Jointly led by the Philippine and Vietnam Greenhouse Gas Measurement Hubs, this initiative was supported by the New Zealand… Read more

TO institutionalize school gardens in Los Baños town in Laguna, the Philippine government hosted the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) recently launched Gulayan Empowerment for Nutritional Uplifting Involving Network Optimization (Project Genuino). The initiative is in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Los Baños and the local government unit (LGU) of Los Baños. It aims to strengthen the institutionalization of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) across 22 elementary and secondary schools, ensuring its long-term sustainability. SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said the project seeks to "enhance stakeholder and partner engagement to foster greater… Read more

THE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has showcased its graduate study programs to a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PD) during their visit on Feb. 5, 2025. The visit by the Laos agriculture officials to the Philippine-hosted center in Los Baños, Laguna was led by Bounthavy Sayapheth, director general of the Department of Personnel and Organization. During the meeting, the visitors were briefed on SEARCA's initiatives and achievements in Fiscal Year 2023/24. In response, Saiyapheth thanked the center for its continuous efforts in providing scholarships… Read more