The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) works to strengthen institutional capacities toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD) in Southeast Asia through graduate education, research and development, and knowledge management.
Science and education for agriculture and development
Graduate Education and Institutional Development
Producing advocates and leading champions of inclusive and sustainable ARD by strengthening the capabilities of individuals and institutions that are engaged in pushing the frontiers of ARD in Southeast Asia.
Research and Development
Generating information, knowledge, lessons, and insights that will influence policies, investments, trade, and other actions that will promote competitive agriculture, as well as inclusive and sustainable ARD.
Knowledge Management
Promoting a learning culture, knowledge creation, knowledge-sharing and use, with a predominant focus on the broad strategic theme of ISARD.
Research Studies
SEARCA coordinates and facilitates implementation of research studies which are regional/sub-regional in perspective and scope. These include evidence-based studies, comparative studies, scoping, and case studies of best practices, integrative studies, and exploratory reviews on any of the ISARD strategic thrusts.
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Ongoing Research ProjectUpgrading the Calamansi Value Chain towards Improving the Calamansi Industry of Oriental Mindoro
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Ongoing Research ProjectRural Regional Transformation: Pathways, Policy Sequencing, and Development Outcomes in China, the Philippines, and Vietnam (RRT)
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Ongoing Research ProjectAgricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development Vol. 16 No. 1
Community-Based Approach to Sustainable Stingless Beekeeping in Sorsogon, Philippines
Food Reserves: A Comparative Study on Food Reserve Management and Policies in Southeast Asia
Conservation Agriculture: A Biological Engineering Approach to Sustainable Agriculture in Support of Rural Development in Southeast Asia
Learning Events
SEARCA launched its Short-term Training Program (STTP) in 1970 as its fast lane to imbuing Southeast Asian agricultural development and environmental leaders, academicians, researchers, and practitioners with technical and managerial competencies toward built institutional capacities in the region.
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Gender Sensitivity: Promoting Diversity and Respect
26 March 2019Ms. Sairah Mae R. Saipudin, Reproductive Health Office of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Gender Center
Knowledge and Information Centers
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Latest News 18 July 2019SEARCA participates in 2nd IFAD Mekong Knowledge and Learning Fair
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) was one of the selected partner organizations to participate in the recently… -
Latest News 17 July 2019SEARCA, CCAFS, and IIRR-led roving workshop features best practices in climate-smart agriculture in Guinayangan, Quezon
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), together with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and… -
Latest News 17 July 2019SEARCA bares hallmarks of its capacity building initiatives
MANILA, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) shared the unique qualities of its graduate scholarship program at the 14th…
