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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…
24 June 2016
World Agroforestry Centre explores collaboration with SEARCA on greening ASEAN economic corridors
24 June 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Dr. Ingrid Öborn, Regional Coordinator of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), together with Dr. Rodel Lasco, Country Coordinator and Senior NRM Scientist, and Mr. Robert Finlayson, Regional Communications Specialist of the same organization, vis…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Dr. Ingrid Öborn, Regional Coordinator of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), together with Dr. Rodel Lasco, Country Coordinator and Senior NRM Scientist, and Mr. Robert Finlayson, Regional Communications Specialist of the same organization, vis…
16 June 2016
IFAD to enlist SEARCA as development partner
16 June 2016
Over the recent months, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) based in Rome, Italy, has been discussing with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) several projects intended to benefit the Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific regi…
Over the recent months, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) based in Rome, Italy, has been discussing with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) several projects intended to benefit the Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific regi…
15 June 2016
26 Participate in a Short Course on Utilization of Indigenous Crops to Strengthen Food Security
15 June 2016
Twenty six junior faculty members and researchers from Savannakhet University (SKU), Lao PDR participated in a Short Course on Utilization of Indigenous Crops to Strengthen Food Security held on 6-10 June 2016 at SKU. The course was partially funded by the Food Security Center (FSC) project…
Twenty six junior faculty members and researchers from Savannakhet University (SKU), Lao PDR participated in a Short Course on Utilization of Indigenous Crops to Strengthen Food Security held on 6-10 June 2016 at SKU. The course was partially funded by the Food Security Center (FSC) project…
10 June 2016
SEARCA and UPLBFI turn over drones to DA system-wide climate change office
10 June 2016
QUEZON CITY, Philippines - SEARCA and the University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI) turned over two units of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Department of Agriculture System Wide Climate Change Office (DA-SWCCO) during the presentation of the Draft Final…
QUEZON CITY, Philippines - SEARCA and the University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI) turned over two units of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Department of Agriculture System Wide Climate Change Office (DA-SWCCO) during the presentation of the Draft Final…
9 June 2016
SEARCA scholars sharpen skills on research writing
9 June 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Any graduate student would know that writing a research or thesis proposal is part of the graduate education’s rite of passage. Cognizant of this, SEARCA conducted a training workshop on Writing Thesis and Dissertation Proposals for selected SEARC…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Any graduate student would know that writing a research or thesis proposal is part of the graduate education’s rite of passage. Cognizant of this, SEARCA conducted a training workshop on Writing Thesis and Dissertation Proposals for selected SEARC…
9 June 2016
Southeast Asian executives level up knowledge on issues and challenges affecting food security in ASEAN
9 June 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty middle managers and one senior leader in agricultural and rural development from seven Southeast Asian countries are levelling up their knowledge on the changing landscape in agriculture and food security at a learning event in Los Baños…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty middle managers and one senior leader in agricultural and rural development from seven Southeast Asian countries are levelling up their knowledge on the changing landscape in agriculture and food security at a learning event in Los Baños…
9 June 2016
Upland Project holds last round of monitoring visits
9 June 2016
THAILAND – As the academic year comes to a close, the Upland Agriculture Fellowships, a collaborative project by SEARCA and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, visited Khon Kaen University (KKU), Kasetsart University (KU), and Chiang Mai University (CMU) on 16-18 M…
THAILAND – As the academic year comes to a close, the Upland Agriculture Fellowships, a collaborative project by SEARCA and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, visited Khon Kaen University (KKU), Kasetsart University (KU), and Chiang Mai University (CMU) on 16-18 M…
30 May 2016
SEARCA spearheads forum-workshop on innovation platforms
30 May 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty-five Southeast Asians leading or engaged in research and development, extension services, and knowledge management participated in a forum-workshop that aimed to enable them to assess how innovation platforms (IP), rural advisory services (RAS)…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty-five Southeast Asians leading or engaged in research and development, extension services, and knowledge management participated in a forum-workshop that aimed to enable them to assess how innovation platforms (IP), rural advisory services (RAS)…
26 May 2016
SEARCA-DepEd-UPLB School and Home Gardens project completes its preliminary phase
26 May 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) together with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) recently concluded the preliminary phase of the p…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) together with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) recently concluded the preliminary phase of the p…
16 May 2016
School officials and teachers integrate organic agriculture, nutrition, and climate change concepts in elementary and high school curricula
16 May 2016
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – After a series of seminars and workshops conducted by the Project Management Team (PMT) of the Participatory Action Research on School- and Community-based Food and Nutrition Program for Literacy, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Development, a total…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – After a series of seminars and workshops conducted by the Project Management Team (PMT) of the Participatory Action Research on School- and Community-based Food and Nutrition Program for Literacy, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Development, a total…
