The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) partnered for the conduct of the Roundtable Discussion Series on Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems in Southeast Asia on 18-19 April 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila, Philippines.
Held face-to-face and livestreamed via Zoom and Facebook, the Roundtable Discussion (RTD) Series offered a platform to gather agriculture and rural development (ARD) experts and practitioners to discuss related emerging issues and concerns, gaps, and opportunities related to ensuring sustainable food and agriculture systems in the region. This hybrid event presented two RTDs:
- Digital Economies for the Food and Agriculture Sector
- Promoting Carbon Farming in Agriculture in Southeast Asia through Regional Cooperation