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Brain science offers halal meat industry a humane edge
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…
18 January 2016
DA Trainers Undergo Systematic Adaptation Assessment Facilitation Training
18 January 2016
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Twenty-five participants from training agencies and regional field offices (RFOs) of the Department of Agriculture took part in a five-day facilitators’ training on systematic climate change adaptation assessment last 11-15 January at the Southeast Asian…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Twenty-five participants from training agencies and regional field offices (RFOs) of the Department of Agriculture took part in a five-day facilitators’ training on systematic climate change adaptation assessment last 11-15 January at the Southeast Asian…
12 January 2016
SEARCA, PCC conduct Programming Exercise
12 January 2016
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), conducted a Programming Exercise at the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) National Headquarters in Nueva Ecija on 7 January 2016. This is part of the PCC-funded project titled “Building Capacity and Str…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), conducted a Programming Exercise at the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) National Headquarters in Nueva Ecija on 7 January 2016. This is part of the PCC-funded project titled “Building Capacity and Str…
12 January 2016
First in Southeast Asia: SEARCA and IFS Launch Call for EOI in Collaborative Research Grants
12 January 2016
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) have officially launched the call for expression of interest (EOI) in the IFS-SEARCA Collaborative Research Grants in Southeast Asia on 10 January 2016. The…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) have officially launched the call for expression of interest (EOI) in the IFS-SEARCA Collaborative Research Grants in Southeast Asia on 10 January 2016. The…
12 January 2016
SEARCA publishes three learning notes on agriculture and rural development
12 January 2016
A new Agriculture and Development Note on Climate Change Adaption (ADN-CCA) and two Agriculture and Development Notes (ADN) based on papers presented during its Agriculture and Development Seminar Series and the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development in Southeast Asia&nbs…
A new Agriculture and Development Note on Climate Change Adaption (ADN-CCA) and two Agriculture and Development Notes (ADN) based on papers presented during its Agriculture and Development Seminar Series and the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development in Southeast Asia&nbs…
18 December 2015
SEARCA conducts Seminar on El Niňo Adaptation in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro under the ISARD Piloting Project
18 December 2015
VICTORIA, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – In line with the Piloting and Up-scaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (ISARD) Project, SEARCA conducted a training-workshop on climate change adaptation and mitigation titled, What to Expect in and Ho…
VICTORIA, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – In line with the Piloting and Up-scaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (ISARD) Project, SEARCA conducted a training-workshop on climate change adaptation and mitigation titled, What to Expect in and Ho…
17 December 2015
Philippine aggie officials, staff learn adaptation initiatives in Vietnam
17 December 2015
HANOI, Vietnam – Fourteen officials and staff members of the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) plus one local government official drew insights from climate change initiatives in northern Vietnam in a study mission they undertook there on 30 November to 4 December 2015. Recogn…
HANOI, Vietnam – Fourteen officials and staff members of the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) plus one local government official drew insights from climate change initiatives in northern Vietnam in a study mission they undertook there on 30 November to 4 December 2015. Recogn…
16 December 2015
SEARCA conducts Knowledge Management Audit at the Philippine Carabao Center at Ubay Stock Farm
16 December 2015
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has been commissioned by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) to implement the project titled “Building Capacity and Strengthening Partnership for Carabao Development Program.” One of the a…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has been commissioned by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) to implement the project titled “Building Capacity and Strengthening Partnership for Carabao Development Program.” One of the a…
10 December 2015
Taiwan agriculture council and SEARCA discuss cooperation
10 December 2015
Discussions between officials of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) bared prospects for collaboration in graduate scholarship, particularly internship of SEARCA scholars in Taiwan; research on agric…
Discussions between officials of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) bared prospects for collaboration in graduate scholarship, particularly internship of SEARCA scholars in Taiwan; research on agric…
10 December 2015
SEARCA outlines proposed competitiveness directions for the carabao industry based on VCA analysis
10 December 2015
MUÑOZ, Philippines – The value chain analysis (VCA) project on carabao and carabao-based products, which is being implemented by SEARCA with funding from the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), generated a lot of positive feedback and appreciation from PCC and the participants of the…
MUÑOZ, Philippines – The value chain analysis (VCA) project on carabao and carabao-based products, which is being implemented by SEARCA with funding from the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), generated a lot of positive feedback and appreciation from PCC and the participants of the…
9 December 2015
SEARCA presents Linking Farmers to Market project Inception Report to DA-BAR
9 December 2015
A significant part of the Philippine population engaged in agriculture is still categorized as poor despite the slowly thriving Philippine economy. This is caused by the subsistence mode of production employed by a majority of the farmers who are engaged in the production of traditional and low val…
A significant part of the Philippine population engaged in agriculture is still categorized as poor despite the slowly thriving Philippine economy. This is caused by the subsistence mode of production employed by a majority of the farmers who are engaged in the production of traditional and low val…