The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is one of the 15 regional centers of excellence of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).
Founded on 27 November 1966, SEARCA is mandated to strengthen institutional capacities in agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia through graduate education, short-term training, research, and knowledge exchange. It serves the 11 SEAMEO member countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and most recently Timor-Leste.
SEARCA is hosted by the Government of the Philippines on the campus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Los Banos, Laguna.
Southeast Asia's leader in the science and practice of agriculture and rural development.
We are committed to strengthening institutional capacity in agricultural and rural development through graduate education, research, training, and knowledge exchange.
- We are committed to strengthening institutional capacity in agricultural and rural development through graduate education, research, training, and knowledge exchange.
- To promote, undertake, and coordinate research programs related to the needs and problems of the region.
- To disseminate the findings of agricultural research and experimentation.
Agricultural competitiveness and natural resource management toward food security and poverty reduction.
