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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…
25 April 2023

Laguna and Nueva Ecija eye rice straw use for bioenergy

25 April 2023
Rice farmers and municipal agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija probed into the use of rice straw for bioenergy to stop the harmful effects of burning waste straw in the fields when they participated in a series of roundtable discussions (RTDs) facilitated by the Southeast Asian Regional…
Rice farmers and municipal agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija probed into the use of rice straw for bioenergy to stop the harmful effects of burning waste straw in the fields when they participated in a series of roundtable discussions (RTDs) facilitated by the Southeast Asian Regional…

22 April 2023

SEARCA, AFA to hold a policy forum on sustainable and inclusive school food and nutrition programs

22 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) partners with the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) in organizing a regional policy forum titled From Farms to Schools: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive School-Based Food an…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) partners with the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) in organizing a regional policy forum titled From Farms to Schools: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive School-Based Food an…

20 April 2023

Former PH senator Kiko Pangilinan to speak at SEARCA seminar series

20 April 2023
Former Philippine Senator, Atty. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, is the guest speaker of the SEARCA Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS) to be held at the SEARCA Umali Auditorium, Los Baños, Laguna on 25 April 2023. Atty. Pangilinan will speak on Leveraging the Role of Family Farming toward…
Former Philippine Senator, Atty. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, is the guest speaker of the SEARCA Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS) to be held at the SEARCA Umali Auditorium, Los Baños, Laguna on 25 April 2023. Atty. Pangilinan will speak on Leveraging the Role of Family Farming toward…

18 April 2023

LevelUPHEI AFAR grantee from VSU conducts seminar series on sustainable agricultural production, assessment, and agri-food systems

18 April 2023
Ms. Crislin Cruz, a grantee-participant of the Leveling-Up Philippine Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources (LevelUPHEI AFAR) project organized a hybrid seminar series on sustainable agricultural production, assessment, and agri-food systems. Ms. Cruz…
Ms. Crislin Cruz, a grantee-participant of the Leveling-Up Philippine Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources (LevelUPHEI AFAR) project organized a hybrid seminar series on sustainable agricultural production, assessment, and agri-food systems. Ms. Cruz…

14 April 2023

BASC conducts Lakbay Aral at SEARCA

14 April 2023
The Bulacan Agricultural State College (BASC) conducted its Lakbay Aral for Graduate Students at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 13 April 2023. The activity aims to expand the graduate students’ knowledge and information on Southeast As…
The Bulacan Agricultural State College (BASC) conducted its Lakbay Aral for Graduate Students at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 13 April 2023. The activity aims to expand the graduate students’ knowledge and information on Southeast As…

13 April 2023

SEARCA joins world experts, delegates in ecotourism travel mart

13 April 2023
CAVITE, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has recently concluded the co-hosting of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM) with over 200 experts and delegates from 25 countries held at the International Institute of Rural…
CAVITE, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has recently concluded the co-hosting of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM) with over 200 experts and delegates from 25 countries held at the International Institute of Rural…

12 April 2023

SEARCA welcomes again French Ambassador Boccoz

12 April 2023
Her Excellency Michèle Boccoz, ambassador of the French Republic to the Philippines and non-resident ambassador-designate to Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for th…
Her Excellency Michèle Boccoz, ambassador of the French Republic to the Philippines and non-resident ambassador-designate to Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) for th…

11 April 2023

SEARCA, BSP to hold roundtable discussions on sustainable agri-food systems

11 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), will hold the “Roundtable Discussion Series on Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems in Southeast Asia” from 18 to 19 April 2023 at the Philippi…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), will hold the “Roundtable Discussion Series on Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems in Southeast Asia” from 18 to 19 April 2023 at the Philippi…

10 April 2023

SEARCA, Balete Family Farm School, lead the Center's culminating activity on Women's International Month celebration

10 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) concluded its one-day learning activity for the Balete Family Farm School, Inc. (BFFSI) students on 31 March 2023 at the Drilon Hall. BFFSI, the only all-female family farm school in Asia, participated in an…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) concluded its one-day learning activity for the Balete Family Farm School, Inc. (BFFSI) students on 31 March 2023 at the Drilon Hall. BFFSI, the only all-female family farm school in Asia, participated in an…

3 April 2023

National Dong Hwa University, SEARCA explore areas of collaboration

3 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) welcomed faculty members from the National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) led by vice president Prof. Yuan-Ron Ma on 30 March 2023. NDHU is a renowned university in Hualien, Taiwan, famous for its liberal yet co…
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) welcomed faculty members from the National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) led by vice president Prof. Yuan-Ron Ma on 30 March 2023. NDHU is a renowned university in Hualien, Taiwan, famous for its liberal yet co…


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