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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…
19 April 2015
SEARCA seeks nominations for Outstanding Scholarship Alumni award
19 April 2015
For the first time, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) shall give recognition to its outstanding scholarship alumni who have personified SEARCA’s values and philosophy and have distinguished themselves through their personal achievement…
For the first time, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) shall give recognition to its outstanding scholarship alumni who have personified SEARCA’s values and philosophy and have distinguished themselves through their personal achievement…
19 April 2015
Value Chain Analysis of Carabao and Carabao-based Products Project is now in full swing!
19 April 2015
Less than two months after the start of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)-funded Value Chain Analysis project (VCA) of carabao and carabao-based products, which was commissioned to SEARCA, the research team led by Dr. Flordeliza A. Lantican, a VCA specialist, has made headway in accomplishing som…
Less than two months after the start of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)-funded Value Chain Analysis project (VCA) of carabao and carabao-based products, which was commissioned to SEARCA, the research team led by Dr. Flordeliza A. Lantican, a VCA specialist, has made headway in accomplishing som…
16 April 2015
COMM. SAÑO TELLS SCIENTISTS: ‘Agriculture is part of the solution to climate change’
16 April 2015
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Southeast Asia stands to lose a lot in terms of agricultural production and stability if there is no urgent, sustained action to implement climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region, warns Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Saño during…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Southeast Asia stands to lose a lot in terms of agricultural production and stability if there is no urgent, sustained action to implement climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region, warns Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Saño during…
12 April 2015
SEARCA, DA-BAR successfully conduct back-to-back training on knowledge management
12 April 2015
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – SEARCA has successfully concluded the training courses on “Demystifying Knowledge Management (KM)” and “Knowledge Sharing for Your Work: Techniques and Tools for Project KM” which were attended by 24 participants from the Department of A…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – SEARCA has successfully concluded the training courses on “Demystifying Knowledge Management (KM)” and “Knowledge Sharing for Your Work: Techniques and Tools for Project KM” which were attended by 24 participants from the Department of A…
10 April 2015
SEARCA publishes monograph on Weather Index-Based Insurance for Agricultural Production
10 April 2015
SEARCA released a new monograph that tackles issues involved in the implementation of weather index-based insurance (WIBI) for agricultural production highlighting experiences from the Philippines. Risks of rainfall deficits in rice production for different planting dates for typical rice varieties…
SEARCA released a new monograph that tackles issues involved in the implementation of weather index-based insurance (WIBI) for agricultural production highlighting experiences from the Philippines. Risks of rainfall deficits in rice production for different planting dates for typical rice varieties…
10 April 2015
Making Hidden Hunger Visible: Childhood Development and Long-Term Prospects for Society and Economy
10 April 2015
STUTTGART, Germany – Around 300 scientists and experts from around the world converged to focus on the causes, consequences, and counter-strategies of the global problem on micronutrient deficiencies during early development, also known as “Hidden Hunger.” Organized by the University of Hohenh…
STUTTGART, Germany – Around 300 scientists and experts from around the world converged to focus on the causes, consequences, and counter-strategies of the global problem on micronutrient deficiencies during early development, also known as “Hidden Hunger.” Organized by the University of Hohenh…
31 March 2015
SEARCA, CDAT sign MOU for institutional cooperation
31 March 2015
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Council of the Deans of Agricultural Science, Thailand (CDAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for institutional cooperation on 13 March 2015. Under the MOU, SEARCA and CDAT commit to colla…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Council of the Deans of Agricultural Science, Thailand (CDAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for institutional cooperation on 13 March 2015. Under the MOU, SEARCA and CDAT commit to colla…
19 March 2015
SEARCA Concludes Scoping Mission for the Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of ISARD Action Research Project
19 March 2015
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is about to conclude the scoping mission for the Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD) project. The mission was so far conducted in t…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is about to conclude the scoping mission for the Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD) project. The mission was so far conducted in t…
17 March 2015
Search for the next Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Awardee in Agricultural Development
17 March 2015
The search continues for candidates for the Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development (Umali Award). This honorific award recognizes exemplary Southeast Asian (SEA) nationals whose work in the region has provided exceptionally significant positive impact on the developmen…
The search continues for candidates for the Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development (Umali Award). This honorific award recognizes exemplary Southeast Asian (SEA) nationals whose work in the region has provided exceptionally significant positive impact on the developmen…
12 March 2015
SEARCA holds Post ARD2014 Conference Validation and Planning Workshop
12 March 2015
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – A Post ARD2014 Conference Validation and Planning Workshop was undertaken by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 6 March 2015 at SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines The workshop was organized to build on the weal…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – A Post ARD2014 Conference Validation and Planning Workshop was undertaken by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 6 March 2015 at SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines The workshop was organized to build on the weal…
