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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…
30 January 2014
SEARCA, ATWGARD, GIZ Network tackle the Promotion of Climate Resilience in Rice and Other Crops in the ASEAN Region
30 January 2014
PATTAYA, Thailand – The ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agriculture and Research Development (ATWGARD) tackles the Promotion of Climate Resilience in Rice and Other Crops in its Special Meeting on 21–22 January 2014 at the Nong Nooch Garden and Resort in Pattaya, Thailand. This project was propose…
PATTAYA, Thailand – The ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agriculture and Research Development (ATWGARD) tackles the Promotion of Climate Resilience in Rice and Other Crops in its Special Meeting on 21–22 January 2014 at the Nong Nooch Garden and Resort in Pattaya, Thailand. This project was propose…
28 January 2014
Cuaresma heads SEARCA’s Graduate Scholarship Program
28 January 2014
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Dr. Maria Cristeta N. Cuaresma takes over the reins of SEARCA’s Graduate Scholarship Program effective 15 January 2014, replacing Dr. Editha C. Cedicol, who retired after almost 28 years of service at SEARCA, as the department’s Program Head. As head, Dr. Cuaresma wil…
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Dr. Maria Cristeta N. Cuaresma takes over the reins of SEARCA’s Graduate Scholarship Program effective 15 January 2014, replacing Dr. Editha C. Cedicol, who retired after almost 28 years of service at SEARCA, as the department’s Program Head. As head, Dr. Cuaresma wil…
24 January 2014
Three LEAP SEA participating universities ink accord
24 January 2014
In anticipation of One ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, three universities represented in SEARCA’s Fifth Executive Forum on Leadership Excellence in Academe Program for Southeast Asia (LEAP SEA) signed two bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on 23 January 2014 in Malang, Indonesia. Inspire…
In anticipation of One ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, three universities represented in SEARCA’s Fifth Executive Forum on Leadership Excellence in Academe Program for Southeast Asia (LEAP SEA) signed two bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on 23 January 2014 in Malang, Indonesia. Inspire…
23 January 2014
32 ARBO participants from Nueva Ecija join training on Business Enterprise Management Plan of CSFs
23 January 2014
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – SEARCA organized and facilitated the second batch of training course on Business Enterprise Management Plan of Common Service Facilities (CSFs) on 20–21 January 2014 at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The activity is part of the Department o…
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – SEARCA organized and facilitated the second batch of training course on Business Enterprise Management Plan of Common Service Facilities (CSFs) on 20–21 January 2014 at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The activity is part of the Department o…
23 January 2014
SEARCA releases new publications
23 January 2014
New publications are now downloadable for free: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in the Philippines: Status, Issues, and Policy Strategies (Banzon, A.T., Mojica, L.E., and Cielo, A.A. 2013) Legislative actions and operational reforms toward a smuggling-free agriculture industry in the Phil…
New publications are now downloadable for free: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in the Philippines: Status, Issues, and Policy Strategies (Banzon, A.T., Mojica, L.E., and Cielo, A.A. 2013) Legislative actions and operational reforms toward a smuggling-free agriculture industry in the Phil…
22 January 2014
LEAP SEA 5 takes off at UB in Malang, Indonesia
22 January 2014
MALANG, Indonesia – The fifth offering of the “Executive Forum on Leadership Excellence in Academe Program for Southeast Asia (LEAP SEA)” took off on 20 January 2014 in the campus of the University of Brawijaya (UB) in Malang, Indonesia. The forum is co-organized by SEARCA and UB. This year’s LEAP…
MALANG, Indonesia – The fifth offering of the “Executive Forum on Leadership Excellence in Academe Program for Southeast Asia (LEAP SEA)” took off on 20 January 2014 in the campus of the University of Brawijaya (UB) in Malang, Indonesia. The forum is co-organized by SEARCA and UB. This year’s LEAP…
22 January 2014
SEARCA conducts the kick-off meeting for the promotion of climate resilience in rice and other crops project
22 January 2014
PATTAYA, Thailand – SEARCA facilitated the project’s kick-off meeting for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-German Programme on Climate Change (GAP-CC) funded project titled, ASEAN Network on the Promotion of Climate Resilience in Rice and other Crops on 20 January 2014 in Non…
PATTAYA, Thailand – SEARCA facilitated the project’s kick-off meeting for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-German Programme on Climate Change (GAP-CC) funded project titled, ASEAN Network on the Promotion of Climate Resilience in Rice and other Crops on 20 January 2014 in Non…
18 January 2014
Indonesian economist conferred the 2013 Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development
18 January 2014
An economist and former agriculture minister who played a key role in advancing agricultural and rural development in Indonesia has been conferred the 2013 Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development popularly known as the Umali Award. Prof. Dr. Sjarifudin Baharsjah received the…
An economist and former agriculture minister who played a key role in advancing agricultural and rural development in Indonesia has been conferred the 2013 Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development popularly known as the Umali Award. Prof. Dr. Sjarifudin Baharsjah received the…
15 January 2014
SEARCA participates in the concluding activity of the IDRC project on climate change adaptation
15 January 2014
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The IDRC-funded project titled “Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia” covering the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam held its Final Project Workshop on 7-9 January 2014 at the Mekong View Tower, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The three-year project will conc…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The IDRC-funded project titled “Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia” covering the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam held its Final Project Workshop on 7-9 January 2014 at the Mekong View Tower, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The three-year project will conc…
12 March 2013
Yezin Agricultural University and SEARCA Outline Next Steps to University's Advancement
12 March 2013
After a three-day intensive planning workshop, the teams of SEARCA and Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) came up with the strategic directions of Myanmar's only agricultural university for the coming years. A coherent plan was the critical element that YAU needed in the face of the new developmen…
After a three-day intensive planning workshop, the teams of SEARCA and Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) came up with the strategic directions of Myanmar's only agricultural university for the coming years. A coherent plan was the critical element that YAU needed in the face of the new developmen…
