Fifteen bio-business practice students from Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA) visited SEARCA on 19 August 2010 as part of their study tour program.  Accompanying the students are Associate Prof. Dr. Hiroki Inaizumi and Associate Prof. Koji Kihara.  They were briefed on SEARCA's programs and activities by Ms. Lily L. Tallafer, Special Projects Coordinator-Networks and Linkages. This is the 18th batch of students from TUA to visit the Center.

Twelve university students from Guam, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand were received by SEARCA on 20 August 2010. They are participants of the Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU) Study Tour Program. The two-week program aims to expose the students from member institutions to practices, technologies, and developments of agriculture in the Philippines. It is also a venue for cultural exchange and understanding. The participants are hosted by the College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños.

SEARCA was one of the institutions visited on 23 August 2010 by students and faculty from Kochi University who are on a study tour in the Philippines. The tour is coordinated by Bicol University-Tabaco Campus. Dr. Plutomeo M. Nieves, BUTC Dean, and some faculty and staff accompanied the Japanese visitors.