Are you a citizen of a SEAMEO member country: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam? This is your opportunity to pursue a Master's degree in Aquaculture or Fisheries through the AquASEAN Joint Scholarship Program co-funded with CIRAD, France.

Deadline for Applications: 31 October 2025

SEARCA offers SFRT to provide grants of up to USD 15,000 for research and training initiatives.

The SFRT extends limited start-up funding to selected project proposals, enhancing their potential to secure long-term support from donor agencies. This program strategically contributes to SEARCA's thrusts of promoting, undertaking, and coordinating research that supports any of the following outcomes: increased farmers' income; improved food security and nutrition; greater climate resilience of agricultural systems; and empowered farmers, farmer groups, and agricultural stakeholders and their institutions.

In celebration of SEARCA’s 60th Anniversary, we are calling for nominations for the Outstanding SEARCA Scholarship Alumni (OSSA) 2026!

Do you know a SEARCA alumnus or alumna who demonstrate excellence in their professional fields and contribute meaningfully to sustainable agricultural and rural development (ARD) across Southeast Asia?

Deadline for nominations: 31 December 2025

The 19th SEARCA Photo Contest, with the theme "Beyond the Harvest: People and Processes in the Agriculture Value Chain," is now officially open.

Prizes awaiting the top three winners are USD 1,000, USD 800, and USD 500 plus an additional USD 500 for the SEARCA Center Director's Choice.

Submissions are now accepted until 30 November 2025.

SEARCA spotlights urgent issues shaping the future of farming in its latest issue of the Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD)—featuring new empirical studies and expert reflections that call for rethinking public and private roles in Asia's agricultural development.