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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…
6 August 2024

Biotech stakeholders enhance risk and crisis communication skills

6 August 2024
QUEZON CITY, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service, organized a Training Workshop on Risk and Crisis Communication on 25–26 July 2024 at the Sed…
QUEZON CITY, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service, organized a Training Workshop on Risk and Crisis Communication on 25–26 July 2024 at the Sed…

2 August 2024

SEARCA innovation grants deadline set on 9 August 2024

2 August 2024
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is accepting proposals for its Grants for Research towards Agricultural Innovative Solutions (GRAINS) until 9 August 2024. Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA Center Director, emphasizes that "Through GRAINS, we aim…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is accepting proposals for its Grants for Research towards Agricultural Innovative Solutions (GRAINS) until 9 August 2024. Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA Center Director, emphasizes that "Through GRAINS, we aim…

31 July 2024

Indonesia higher education ministry and hosted SEAMEO Centers benchmark SEARCA institutional and financial practices

31 July 2024
Delegates from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (MoECRT) and Indonesia-hosted Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) centers—the Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP) and the SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Center (…
Delegates from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (MoECRT) and Indonesia-hosted Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) centers—the Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP) and the SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Center (…

31 July 2024

SEARCA Center Director urges reimagining agriculture for sustainability

31 July 2024
MANILA, Philippines—At the 19th Annual Meeting and Scientific Convention of the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST) Outstanding Young Scientists Inc. (OYSI) held on 9 July 2024, Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate…
MANILA, Philippines—At the 19th Annual Meeting and Scientific Convention of the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST) Outstanding Young Scientists Inc. (OYSI) held on 9 July 2024, Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate…

19 July 2024

SEARCA Center Director highlights food and nutrition technological innovations at APAMS 2024

19 July 2024
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Center Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio highlighted technological advances for food and nutrition security at the 44th Annual Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) Meet…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Center Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio highlighted technological advances for food and nutrition security at the 44th Annual Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) Meet…

10 July 2024

Promoting open system machinery: Knowledge and technology transfer in Southeast Asia

10 July 2024
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) recently spearheaded two significant knowledge-sharing events to introduce and promote open system machinery to Cambodia and the Philippine farming communities. These events, held in collaboration with the R…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) recently spearheaded two significant knowledge-sharing events to introduce and promote open system machinery to Cambodia and the Philippine farming communities. These events, held in collaboration with the R…

4 July 2024

SEARCA holds Filipino farmers' consultation and knowledge-sharing event

4 July 2024
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through its Partnerships Unit (PU), conducted Farmers' Day, a consultation and knowledge sharing for farmers and farmer communities in the Philippines, on 27 June 2024. The event showcased presentations fro…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through its Partnerships Unit (PU), conducted Farmers' Day, a consultation and knowledge sharing for farmers and farmer communities in the Philippines, on 27 June 2024. The event showcased presentations fro…

4 July 2024

SEARCA consults stakeholders, poised to establish agri research consortium

4 July 2024
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), successfully concluded the two-day Regional Stakeholders Consultation Workshop for the Consortium for Agricultural Development, Rese…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), successfully concluded the two-day Regional Stakeholders Consultation Workshop for the Consortium for Agricultural Development, Rese…

3 July 2024

SEARCA, Rotary Club of Calamba partner with Bahay ni Maria for edible garden project

3 July 2024
CALAMBA, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) signed a tripartite agreement with the Rotary Club of Calamba and Bahay ni Maria, a home for abandoned elderly and children with special needs in Calamba, Laguna, on 26 June 2024 to desi…
CALAMBA, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) signed a tripartite agreement with the Rotary Club of Calamba and Bahay ni Maria, a home for abandoned elderly and children with special needs in Calamba, Laguna, on 26 June 2024 to desi…

3 July 2024

SEARCA Director urges NVSU graduates to tackle agri challenges

3 July 2024
BAYOMBONG, Philippines—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), served as the commencement speaker at the 20th Commencement Exercises of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) held on 27 June 2024 at the Carlo…
BAYOMBONG, Philippines—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), served as the commencement speaker at the 20th Commencement Exercises of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) held on 27 June 2024 at the Carlo…


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