by Lorna C. Malicsi, KMU-SEARCA
23-April-2008 SEARCA News Release
SEARCA officials asked this question during its 9th 5-year Planning Workshop held last April 16-19 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
Director Arsenio Balisacan (left) and Dep. Director Gil Saguiguit Jr. (right) at SEARCA's 9th 5-Year Planning Workshop in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines.
Says SEARCA Director, Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan, “… we recognize the importance of poverty and food security [and that these] vary enormously in each country and have a [significant] implication for SEARCA… Getting more with less… SEARCA will move to areas of national or regional importance. The challenge is how to reach the region with so little resources. We need to move a little bit to the top of the pyramid… and working around that pyramid is crucial to our effectiveness.”
As SEARCA defines its own distinctive place in the agriculture and rural development arena in the next five years, it envisions to work more aggressively with policymaking bodies as one of its core clients.
