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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…
14 March 2016

SEARCA scholar shares perspective on what it takes to be an industry leader

14 March 2016
SINGAPORE – Mr. Arsenio D. Bulfa, Jr. served as one of the panelists during the Syngenta-led panel discussion “Outside In: Experts share their views on what it takes to be an industry leader.” The event, held on 24 February 2016 at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort, was part…
SINGAPORE – Mr. Arsenio D. Bulfa, Jr. served as one of the panelists during the Syngenta-led panel discussion “Outside In: Experts share their views on what it takes to be an industry leader.” The event, held on 24 February 2016 at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort, was part…

8 March 2016

SEARCA book on farms, food, and future in the making

8 March 2016
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) gathered respected experts in Asia on 3 March 2016 for a final round of discussions on a book they are collaborating on titled Farms, Food and Future: Inclusive and Sust…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) gathered respected experts in Asia on 3 March 2016 for a final round of discussions on a book they are collaborating on titled Farms, Food and Future: Inclusive and Sust…

4 March 2016

ASFN Partners rally behind the Asia Pacific Forestry Week 2016

4 March 2016
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga, Philippines – The ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN) Partners which include the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC), World Agroforestry Center (ICR…
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga, Philippines – The ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN) Partners which include the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC), World Agroforestry Center (ICR…

1 March 2016

Timor-Leste Ambassador lauds SEARCA’s human resource development programs

1 March 2016
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – On his second visit to Los Baños, Laguna, His Excellency Juvencio De Jesus Martins, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste met with Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research i…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – On his second visit to Los Baños, Laguna, His Excellency Juvencio De Jesus Martins, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste met with Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research i…

29 February 2016

Cambodia warmly receives SEARCA program on building academic leadership

29 February 2016
KAMPOT, Cambodia – A total of 44 academic leaders representing 10 higher education institutions in agriculture in Cambodia showed up at Kampot Diamond Hotel in Kampot, Cambodia on 29 February 2016 to participate in the first in-country offering of Leadership Excellence in Academe Program (LEA…
KAMPOT, Cambodia – A total of 44 academic leaders representing 10 higher education institutions in agriculture in Cambodia showed up at Kampot Diamond Hotel in Kampot, Cambodia on 29 February 2016 to participate in the first in-country offering of Leadership Excellence in Academe Program (LEA…

26 February 2016

SEARCA Director attends CAPSA Governing Council meeting

26 February 2016
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) joined the 12th Session of the Governing Council of the Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) held at the United Nations Convention Center here o…
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) joined the 12th Session of the Governing Council of the Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) held at the United Nations Convention Center here o…

23 February 2016

SEARCA Professorial Chair grantee lectures on using acupuncture for water buffaloes

23 February 2016
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The use of acupuncture in increasing the productive and reproductive performance of water buffaloes, shows a lot of promise, especially with the demand for a low-cost yet natural and sustainable system of production and medicine. This was revealed by Dr. Jezie…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The use of acupuncture in increasing the productive and reproductive performance of water buffaloes, shows a lot of promise, especially with the demand for a low-cost yet natural and sustainable system of production and medicine. This was revealed by Dr. Jezie…

22 February 2016

SEARCA Director makes pitch for biodiversity in ASEAN meet

22 February 2016
BANGKOK, Thailand – Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), underscored the need to mainstream the importance of biodiversity conservation to build up and sustain public financing for it. “Unless…
BANGKOK, Thailand – Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), underscored the need to mainstream the importance of biodiversity conservation to build up and sustain public financing for it. “Unless…

14 February 2016

SEARCA, PCC conduct back-to-back Knowledge Management (KM) Workshop on Cross-regional Learning and Thematic Communities of Practice

14 February 2016
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), commissioned by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), conducted Knowledge Management (KM) Workshop on Cross-regional Learning and Thematic Communities of Practice under the project, Building Capacity and Str…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), commissioned by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), conducted Knowledge Management (KM) Workshop on Cross-regional Learning and Thematic Communities of Practice under the project, Building Capacity and Str…

11 February 2016

SEARCA alumni join forces to craft regional collaborative projects

11 February 2016
BANGKOK, Thailand – Representatives of the nine SEARCA alumni association country chapters converged at Kasetsart University to push for more collaborative projects for the Regional SEARCA Fellows Association (RSFA). KU’s Faculty of Forestry played host to the said event held on 1-2 Feb…
BANGKOK, Thailand – Representatives of the nine SEARCA alumni association country chapters converged at Kasetsart University to push for more collaborative projects for the Regional SEARCA Fellows Association (RSFA). KU’s Faculty of Forestry played host to the said event held on 1-2 Feb…


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