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SERDANG, Malaysia—How can science help ensure that meat production is both halal and humane? Can it measure the pain that animals experience during slaughter? That's exactly what a team of Malaysian researchers set out to explore in an initiative that brought brain-wave technology to the world of halal slaughter. Led by Prof. Dr. Awis Qurni Sazili, Direct…
31 October 2024

Letran Calamba student inventors showcase their winning agri-inventions at SEARCA Sowing Seeds

31 October 2024
Grade school and high school student-inventors from Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba showcased their agri-inventions at the Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Youth's Future in Agriculture session on agri-robotics organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agric…
Grade school and high school student-inventors from Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba showcased their agri-inventions at the Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Youth's Future in Agriculture session on agri-robotics organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agric…

28 October 2024

17 new SEARCA scholars attend the hybrid orientation meeting for AY 2024-2025

28 October 2024
Seventeen new SEARCA scholars pursuing master's and doctoral degrees attended the hybrid orientation meeting held face to face at the SEARCA headquarters and online via Zoom on 21 October 2024. The new scholars were from Cambodia (2), Indonesia (6), Malaysia (1), Myanmar (1), the Philippines (6), a…
Seventeen new SEARCA scholars pursuing master's and doctoral degrees attended the hybrid orientation meeting held face to face at the SEARCA headquarters and online via Zoom on 21 October 2024. The new scholars were from Cambodia (2), Indonesia (6), Malaysia (1), Myanmar (1), the Philippines (6), a…

28 October 2024

DepEd Los Baños, Laguna and Life Learning Organization of Peace discuss school garden and youth entrepreneurship initiatives with SEARCA

28 October 2024
Ms. Soledad Villanueva, Public School District Supervisor (PSDS) of the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) Los Baños, Laguna Sub-office, and Ms. Pilar Habito, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Arturo Cariaga, both of Life Learning Organization of Peace, visited the Southeast Asian Regional C…
Ms. Soledad Villanueva, Public School District Supervisor (PSDS) of the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) Los Baños, Laguna Sub-office, and Ms. Pilar Habito, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Arturo Cariaga, both of Life Learning Organization of Peace, visited the Southeast Asian Regional C…

22 October 2024

SEARCA Center Director outlines Southeast Asia's agribusiness future at the 2nd SEAMEO International Conference on Food and Nutrition

22 October 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), was one of the plenary speakers in the session on "Bridging Disciplines for Holistic Solutions/Integrated Actions on Sustainable Food Systems" at th…
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), was one of the plenary speakers in the session on "Bridging Disciplines for Holistic Solutions/Integrated Actions on Sustainable Food Systems" at th…

21 October 2024

Governing Board approves SEARCA dev't agenda for 2025-2030

21 October 2024
The Governing Board (GB) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) convened on 30 September–1 October 2024 at SEARCA to review the Center's operations and accomplishments in the previous fiscal year and deliberated on the Center's 12th Five-Year…
The Governing Board (GB) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) convened on 30 September–1 October 2024 at SEARCA to review the Center's operations and accomplishments in the previous fiscal year and deliberated on the Center's 12th Five-Year…

20 October 2024

SEARCA capacitates Oriental Mindoro public servants on agribiotechnology

20 October 2024
Aiming to strengthen provincial governments and enhance their knowledge to more effectively promote the use and acceptance of modern biotechnology, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) held the Pilot Testing of Training Module on Biotechnology…
Aiming to strengthen provincial governments and enhance their knowledge to more effectively promote the use and acceptance of modern biotechnology, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) held the Pilot Testing of Training Module on Biotechnology…

3 October 2024

SEARCA Center Director advocates HEI contribution to agri research and innovation

3 October 2024
FLORES ISLAND, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), served as keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Agribusiness 2024 held on 5–6 September 2024…
FLORES ISLAND, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), served as keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Agribusiness 2024 held on 5–6 September 2024…

26 September 2024

UC celebrates 35 years of partnership in advancing global agricultural education

26 September 2024
The Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) celebrated a milestone during its 37th Executive Board Meeting on 23–24 September 2024. Hosted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna, Philippines, the meeting was esp…
The Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) celebrated a milestone during its 37th Executive Board Meeting on 23–24 September 2024. Hosted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna, Philippines, the meeting was esp…

24 September 2024

SEARCA Center Director provides insights on rice policy and innovation at IRRI training workshop

24 September 2024
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines— Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), participated as a speaker in the panel discussion on "Rice Trade Liberalization and Improving the Competitiveness of the Philippine Rice Sector…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines— Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), participated as a speaker in the panel discussion on "Rice Trade Liberalization and Improving the Competitiveness of the Philippine Rice Sector…

24 September 2024

SEARCA spearheads coconut farmers' training series in Quezon Province

24 September 2024
QUEZON PROVINCE—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Quezon, recently concluded a series of trainings for coconut farmers in Quezon Province held on 18-20 September 2024. These…
QUEZON PROVINCE—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Quezon, recently concluded a series of trainings for coconut farmers in Quezon Province held on 18-20 September 2024. These…


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