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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…
8 November 2023

Academic leaders gather for the 36th University Consortium Executive Board Meeting in Taiwan

8 November 2023
The 36th Executive Board Meeting of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) took place on 30-31 October 2023 and was hosted by the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. Delegates from regular member institutions attended the…
The 36th Executive Board Meeting of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) took place on 30-31 October 2023 and was hosted by the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. Delegates from regular member institutions attended the…

27 October 2023

CarbonFarm visits SEARCA to explore collaboration on innovative and profitable climate solutions

27 October 2023
Mr. Vassily Carantino, chief executive officer, and Mr. James Hastwell, chief technology officer, both of CarbonFarm, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 26 October 2023 to discuss their monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV)…
Mr. Vassily Carantino, chief executive officer, and Mr. James Hastwell, chief technology officer, both of CarbonFarm, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 26 October 2023 to discuss their monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV)…

26 October 2023

SEAMEO SEARCA convenes 71st Governing Board Meeting

26 October 2023
SIEM REAP, Cambodia—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), one of the 26 specialist institutions of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), convened its 71st Governing Board Meeting (GBM) on 2 October 2023. This year's…
SIEM REAP, Cambodia—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), one of the 26 specialist institutions of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), convened its 71st Governing Board Meeting (GBM) on 2 October 2023. This year's…

25 October 2023

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture officials visit SEARCA

25 October 2023
Dr. Mirza Mofazzal Islam, director general, and Dr. Shamsun Nahar Begum, chief scientific officer and Plant Breeding Division head, both of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), paid a courtesy visit to the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agricul…
Dr. Mirza Mofazzal Islam, director general, and Dr. Shamsun Nahar Begum, chief scientific officer and Plant Breeding Division head, both of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), paid a courtesy visit to the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agricul…

24 October 2023

AgriG8 visits SEARCA to foster green financial solutions and digital innovations

24 October 2023
Mr. David Chen, chief executive officer of AgriG8, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 20 October 2023. With him were Mr. Joshua Tan, chief operating officer; Dr. Vanessa Teo, chief technology officer; and Ms. Qian Yu Ho, project ma…
Mr. David Chen, chief executive officer of AgriG8, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 20 October 2023. With him were Mr. Joshua Tan, chief operating officer; Dr. Vanessa Teo, chief technology officer; and Ms. Qian Yu Ho, project ma…

24 October 2023

KU-Kamphaeng Saen Campus faculty explore SEARCA scholarships, grants, and capacity-building programs

24 October 2023
A delegation from the Department of Human and Community Resource Development (HCRD)-Faculty of Education and Development Sciences of the Kasetsart University (KU)-Kamphaeng Saen Campus, led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Varaporn Yamtim, deputy dean for Research and Academic Service, visited the Southeast Asia…
A delegation from the Department of Human and Community Resource Development (HCRD)-Faculty of Education and Development Sciences of the Kasetsart University (KU)-Kamphaeng Saen Campus, led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Varaporn Yamtim, deputy dean for Research and Academic Service, visited the Southeast Asia…

19 October 2023

SEARCA, Unilab provide health and financial literacy seminar to Los Baños farmers

19 October 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through its Partnerships Unit, and the United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab), the leading pharmaceutical company in the Philippines, conducted a half-day Seminar on Health and Financial Literacy for Smallholde…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), through its Partnerships Unit, and the United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab), the leading pharmaceutical company in the Philippines, conducted a half-day Seminar on Health and Financial Literacy for Smallholde…

19 October 2023

CSA advocates complete SEARCA-IIRR course on climate-smart villages

19 October 2023
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) educators and practitioners from six countries have completed a blended course on climate-smart villages (CSV), which was jointly conducted by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Institute…
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) educators and practitioners from six countries have completed a blended course on climate-smart villages (CSV), which was jointly conducted by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Institute…

11 October 2023

Former SEARCA Scholar and UPLB CPAf Distinguished Alumnus visits SEARCA

11 October 2023
Dr. Pheak Sothea, deputy director general for administration, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction, Cambodia, paid a courtesy visit to the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 9 October 2023. Dr. Sothea is a former SEARC…
Dr. Pheak Sothea, deputy director general for administration, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction, Cambodia, paid a courtesy visit to the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 9 October 2023. Dr. Sothea is a former SEARC…

5 October 2023

Faculty Researchers from UC Members Gather at the 5th Faculty Forum

5 October 2023
The 5th UC Faculty Forum, with a theme Sustainable Agriculture Under Changing Climate, has recently gathered faculty researchers to share and discuss the pressing challenges and opportunities in agriculture in the context of a changing climate. The event was held on 20–21 September 2023 in Baybay C…
The 5th UC Faculty Forum, with a theme Sustainable Agriculture Under Changing Climate, has recently gathered faculty researchers to share and discuss the pressing challenges and opportunities in agriculture in the context of a changing climate. The event was held on 20–21 September 2023 in Baybay C…


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