Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT)
The SEARCA SFRT offers a grant of up to USD 15,000 for research/training.
The SFRT provides chosen research and training project proposals with limited start-up funds to enhance chances of securing long-term support from donor agencies. This is also in line with SEARCA's thrust of promoting, undertaking, and coordinating research programs relevant to accelerating transformation through agricultural innovation (ATTAIN) of the region.
Submission period: 1 September-31 October 2024
DAAD-SEARCA Scholarship
The DAAD-SEARCA In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Southeast Asia for AY 2025-2026 is now accepting applications.
The submission deadline for applications is 20 November 2024 (via DAAD portal).
Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research and Extension (CADRE)
Envisioning itself as becoming a leading enabler and champion of excellence in agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia, SEARCA will establish the Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research, and Extension in Southeast Asia or CADRE. CADRE, as the word implies, will be a network of high-caliber, like-minded institutions with a unified goal of driving agricultural transformation toward sustainable and inclusive development in Southeast Asia.
AJAD Volume 21 Number 1 (June 2024)
Future-proofing SEA agrifood systems, building resilient communities showcased in new studies
New research articles published in the June 2024 issue of AJAD take a peek at initiatives and the grassroots in Southeast Asia as they respond to previous food and economic shocks and their aftermath. The common themes of the seven papers in the AJAD volume 21.1 release hover around ensuring food security, future-proofing farming, creating resilient food value chains, good agricultural practices adoption, agrifood digitalization, withstanding food disruptions, building food-resilient households and communities, and sustainability of rural development.
Learn more about SEARCA's 11th Five-Year Plan
In July 2020, SEARCA embarked on its five-year (2020-2025) mission, which focuses on Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural INnovation (ATTAIN) and aims to deliver BETTER, BIGGER, and SMARTER impacts and outcomes to agricultural and rural development stakeholders across Southeast Asia.
Latest News
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SEARCA Center Director outlines Southeast Asia's agribusiness future at the 2nd SEAMEO International Conference on Food and Nutrition
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), was one of the plenary speakers in the session on "Bridging Disciplines for Holistic Solutions/Integrated Actions on Sustainable Food Systems" at the 2nd SEAMEO International Conference on Food and Nutrition (ICFN 2024) organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition (RECFO... Read more. -
Governing Board approves SEARCA dev't agenda for 2025-2030
The Governing Board (GB) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) convened on 30 September–1 October 2024 at SEARCA to review the Center's operations and accomplishments in the previous fiscal year and deliberated on the Center's 12th Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP), spanning fiscal years 2025/2026 to 2029/2030. As SEARCA's highest decision-making body, the SEARCA GB comprises country representatives from each of the 11 member countries... Read more. -
SEARCA capacitates Oriental Mindoro public servants on agribiotechnology
Aiming to strengthen provincial governments and enhance their knowledge to more effectively promote the use and acceptance of modern biotechnology, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) held the Pilot Testing of Training Module on Biotechnology for Public Servants on 30 September to 2 October 2024 at Acacia Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Eighteen officials and staff of the provincial and municipal agriculture offices of Oriental Mindoro... Read more.
Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural Innovation (ATTAIN)
SEARCA's 11th Five-Year Plan (2020–2025)
SEARCA works to elevate the quality of life of agricultural families through sustainable and resilient livelihoods and access to modern networks and innovative markets.
Scholarships
Grants
Learning Events
CE SAIN–SEARCA Joint International Conference 2024: SAIN4 and SHGBEE3
19-22 November 2024-
January–February 2025
2025 SEARCA Agri-Innovator Program (AIP)
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27 January–18 May 2025
Responding to Climate Risks in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (RCRANRM)
SEARCA Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS)
SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE)
Projects
SEARCA has a well-earned reputation and extensive track record in end-to-end project management – from conceptualization and proposal writing to implementation and monitoring – for both local and international development and donor organizations.
Publications
SEARCA puts forward the relevance of disseminating agricultural research findings to its stakeholders.