SEARCA in the News

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in partnership with the Regalo ng Kilit Foundation Inc. (RKFI) held a five-day First International Conference on School plus Home Garden cum Biodiversity Enhancement Enterprise (SHGBEE1) in Coron, Palawan on Tuesday, November 8. Anchored on the theme "Restoring Biodiversity, Regenerating Agriculture and Building Businesses," the international conference which will end on Saturday, November 12, is for SEARCA and RKFI to share the commitment to achieving food and nutrition security, promoting sustainable agriculture, and restoring biodiversity or "BioAgversity." Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA director, said more than 70 participants… Read more

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has tapped the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to evaluate its Program on Accelerating Farm School Establishment (PAFSE). Implemented nationwide by TESDA in close coordination with the Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Training Institute (DA-ATI) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), PAFSE encourages farmers and other private individuals to set up farm schools across the country. TESDA said the program also provides skills training, retooling, reskilling and upgrading of the labor force in the agri-fishery sector and has supported the establishment and improvement of at least… Read more

The Philippines, through the International School for Sustainable Tourism (ISST), is set to host the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM 2023), the world’s first ecotourism-themed expo. ISST has recently sealed its partnership with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) for the ecotourism fair, which will be held on March 29 to April 2, 2023 in Silang, Cavite. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio said “SEARCA and ISST share the common objective of promoting ecotourism to encourage economic productivity and income.” Organized by the Japan-based Asian Environmental… Read more

Listed firm D&L Industries and its foundation have sought a possible project collaboration with the Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for future agricultural project undertakings. SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said SEARCA's possible collaborations with D&L Industries and Lao Foundation Inc. (LFI) include undertakings on the coconut industry project in Quezon Province; the Technology Adoption for People-centered Innovation and Livelihood Integration project in Legazpi, Albay; and short-term capacity-building offerings of the center. D&L Industries is a Filipino company engaged in the manufacturing of customized food ingredients, specialty raw materials for plastics, and… Read more

The Philippines will take global environmental stage once more as it hosts the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), the world’s first-ever and biggest ecotourism-themed expo from March 29 to April 2, 2023 in Silang, Cavite. In line with the event, the International School for Sustainable Tourism (ISST), the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) recently forged a memorandum of understanding for the hosting of the said expo. According to ISST President Mina Gabor, the five-day fair will share best practices on ecotourism from global experts and provide networking avenues with ecotourism… Read more

DELEGATES from higher educational institutions in the Philippines won multiple awards in the International Summer Course Program (ISCP) held recently in Indonesia. They were faculty members from the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and Marinduque State College (MSC) who participated in the ISCP for Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience to Environmental Disaster toward Regional Sustainability. The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) said the event was jointly organized by Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University and Ibaraki University from Sept. 11 to 20, 2022 in Bogor, Indonesia. The International… Read more

Assistant professor Adrian Mausig, associate dean of the Institute of Agriculture of Marinduque State College (MSC), received a Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) scholarship grant on Transitional Mobility Program to be held at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand from November 1 to 30, 2022, according to MSC President Diosdado Zulueta. Mausig's scholarship is under the CHEd-funded project Levelling-Up Philippine Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources (Level UPHEI AFAR). The project is in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate… Read more

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has tapped the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to evaluate its Program on Accelerating Farm School Establishment (PAFSE), which is being implemented nationwide. PAFSE encourages farmers and other private individuals to set up farm schools across the country. It provides skills training, retooling, reskilling, and upgrading of the labor force in the agri-fishery sector. TESDA implements PAFSE in close coordination with the Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Training Institute (DA-ATI) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Since 2016, PAFSE has supported the establishment and improvement of… Read more

Here is good news for bazaar fans, and there are lots of fancy and fun bazaars in the NCR to enjoy this season! The “queen” of all bazaars, which has been on hold, like all other bazaars, since this ongoing pandemic started in early 2020, will be back with a vengeance on Nov. 20, a Sunday, at its favorite venue, the World Trade Center. This bazaar is participated in by most countries as their ambassadors’ first ladies are all members of the International Bazaar Foundation, now chaired by Madame Pamela Louise Manalo, wife of the DFA secretary. Expectations are high… Read more

MENTORS from four higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines visited universities within the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) region to conduct research, benchmarking and capacity-building activities funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). They are faculty members from Marinduque State College (MSC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Romblon State University (RSU) and Western Philippines University (WPU) who also explored collaborations between their home institutions and ASEAN universities, which are members of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC). Supported by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study… Read more