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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…
30 November 2018

SEARCA participates in the ASEAN Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) Partners Planning Meeting

30 November 2018
BOGOR, Indonesia – The ASEAN Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) held its annual Planning Meeting to discuss operational plans for 2019, the program's final year of full implementation. Held in Bogor, Indonesia on 18-21 November 2018, the meeting likewise deliberat…
BOGOR, Indonesia – The ASEAN Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) held its annual Planning Meeting to discuss operational plans for 2019, the program's final year of full implementation. Held in Bogor, Indonesia on 18-21 November 2018, the meeting likewise deliberat…

28 November 2018

SEARCA Co-Sponsors ICONRE 2018

28 November 2018
SEARCA, in partnership with the Camarines Norte State College (CNSC), organized the International Conference on Research and Extension (ICONRE 2018) held last 8-10 November 2018 at the CNSC Main Campus, Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.  With this year's theme Creating Pathways for Collabora…
SEARCA, in partnership with the Camarines Norte State College (CNSC), organized the International Conference on Research and Extension (ICONRE 2018) held last 8-10 November 2018 at the CNSC Main Campus, Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.  With this year's theme Creating Pathways for Collabora…

27 November 2018

SEARCA and partners share the gains and lessons learned in implementing the Pilot ISARD Program

27 November 2018
BAYBAY, LEYTE, Philippines – Along the overarching theme of the flagship program titled, Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)…
BAYBAY, LEYTE, Philippines – Along the overarching theme of the flagship program titled, Piloting and Upscaling Effective Models of Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (ISARD), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)…

26 November 2018

SEARCA, IFAD present guidelines of MEALS framework for SAAS project partners in Asia-Pacific

26 November 2018
JEONJU, South Korea – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has successfully conducted the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Systems (MEALS) Workshop held…
JEONJU, South Korea – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has successfully conducted the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Systems (MEALS) Workshop held…

26 November 2018

SEARCA Joins the Celebration of the 14th National Biotechnology Week

26 November 2018
MANILA, Philippines – With the theme, Pambansang Hamon, Pambansang Solusyon (Our Nation's Challenge, Our Nation's Solution), the 14th National Biotechnology Week (NBW) highlighted the contributions of biotechnology in agriculture and food security, equitable health care services, development…
MANILA, Philippines – With the theme, Pambansang Hamon, Pambansang Solusyon (Our Nation's Challenge, Our Nation's Solution), the 14th National Biotechnology Week (NBW) highlighted the contributions of biotechnology in agriculture and food security, equitable health care services, development…

26 November 2018

SEARCA BIC Organizes Workshop and Training Course on Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)

26 November 2018
SELANGOR, Malaysia – More than 40 participants composed of researchers, students, experts, and scientists from various countries in Southeast Asia attended the Workshop and Training Course on the Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) held on 13-15 November 2018 in Malaysi…
SELANGOR, Malaysia – More than 40 participants composed of researchers, students, experts, and scientists from various countries in Southeast Asia attended the Workshop and Training Course on the Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) held on 13-15 November 2018 in Malaysi…

26 November 2018

SEARCA BIC Organizes 3rd Agri-biotech Boot Camp for Senior High School Students

26 November 2018
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Eighteen senior high school students and their teachers from seven provinces (Laguna, Pampanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Agusan del Norte, Iloilo, and Leyte) were selected to represent their respective schools at the Boot Camp organized by the SEARCA Biot…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Eighteen senior high school students and their teachers from seven provinces (Laguna, Pampanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Agusan del Norte, Iloilo, and Leyte) were selected to represent their respective schools at the Boot Camp organized by the SEARCA Biot…

26 November 2018

Leyte Farmers, Local Officials Briefed on Philippine Biosafety Regulations

26 November 2018
TACLOBAN, LEYTE, Philippines – "The greatest resource of a nation is its people. We consider our farmers as our jewels in Leyte." With this, Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla of Leyte welcomed more than 150 farmers and officials of selected municipalities in Leyte to the Biotech 101 and Join…
TACLOBAN, LEYTE, Philippines – "The greatest resource of a nation is its people. We consider our farmers as our jewels in Leyte." With this, Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla of Leyte welcomed more than 150 farmers and officials of selected municipalities in Leyte to the Biotech 101 and Join…

21 November 2018

Young Scientists Meet with Experts for Mentoring on their Collaborative Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

21 November 2018
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty-seven young scientists and 10 experts serving as mentors from eight Southeast Asian Countries met in a two-day workshop to enhance on-going collaborative research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Agriculture Sector. The workshop, titled IFS-…
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines – Twenty-seven young scientists and 10 experts serving as mentors from eight Southeast Asian Countries met in a two-day workshop to enhance on-going collaborative research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Agriculture Sector. The workshop, titled IFS-…

21 November 2018

ATMI-ASEAN gathers agricultural experts in 1st Lao PDR National Project Steering Committee Meeting

21 November 2018
VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-Department of Agriculture (MAF-DOA), the focal agency for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Securit…
VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-Department of Agriculture (MAF-DOA), the focal agency for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Securit…


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