SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE) Webinar Series
SEARCA is dedicated to the sustainable transformation of agricultural systems through innovation across Southeast Asia. We champion excellence in agricultural and rural development (ARD) by delivering impactful services and fostering innovative practices for a rapidly changing world. The SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagements (SOLVE) is a dynamic platform that shares practical, on-the-ground ARD innovations with a broad audience.
Priority Topics
Our priority topics focus on tangible impacts that address critical challenges in agriculture. We seek discussions that highlight how on-ground initiatives have led to:
- Increased farmers' income
- Improved food security and nutrition
- Greater climate resilience of agricultural systems
- Empowered farmers, farmer groups, and agricultural stakeholders and their institutions
Past Webinars
30th Webinar: SOLVE Farm Consolidation and Clustering Challenges: Practices and Prospects
29th Webinar: SOLVE Declining Agricultural Productivity: Farm Clustering Strategies
28th Webinar: SOLVE Vulnerabilities to Climate Change: Technologies for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
27th Webinar: SOLVE Climate Change Impact on Agriculture: Production and Post-Production Practices
26th Webinar: SOLVE Agricultural Investment Risks: Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Microinsurance and Microfinance
Special Webinar: SOLVE Barriers for Women in Agriculture: Inclusive Opportunities to Support Agri-Entrepreneurship
25th Webinar: SOLVE Barriers to Agricultural Finance: Access, Innovations, and Inclusivity
24th Webinar: SOLVE Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through One Health Approach: Priority Actions for Best Practice Policies and Surveillance Innovation
23rd Webinar: SOLVE Livestock Diseases and Zoonoses: How Secure are Biosecurity Measures?
22nd Webinar: SOLVE Food Insecurity through Efficient and Innovative Seed Systems
21st Webinar: SOLVE Food and Nutrition Insecurity through Biofortification
20th Webinar: SOLVE Leadership Conundrums: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn
19th Webinar: SOLVE Agrobiodiversity Challenges towards Food and Nutrition Security
18th Webinar: SOLVE the Unrealized Potential of Animal Biotechnology
17th Webinar: SOLVE Vulnerability of Smallholders to Climate Change Impacts
16th Webinar: SOLVE Climate Resilience Gap through Nature-Based Solutions Innovations
15th Webinar: SOLVE Youth Disengagement in Agriculture: Southeast Asian Youth Champions in Action
14th Webinar: SOLVE Youth Disengagement in Agriculture: Empowering Future Leaders in Southeast Asia
13th Webinar: SOLVE Youth Disengagement in Agriculture: Addressing Challenges, Creating Opportunities
12th Webinar: SOLVE Income Insufficiency in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic through Inclusive Rural Financing
What is SOLVE?
SOLVE is a key initiative committed to ensuring vital agricultural knowledge and actions directly benefit farmers, farmer groups, and other stakeholders across Southeast Asia. SOLVE achieves this by leveraging technology-mediated platforms like Facebook and Zoom to provide an accessible avenue for sharing concrete, innovative approaches aligned with SEARCA's development agenda. This platform makes it easy for diverse agricultural stakeholders in the region to learn, connect, and ultimately contribute to a more sustainable future.
Objectives of the SOLVE Webinar Series
The primary objective of the SOLVE Webinar Series is to share knowledge on concrete, innovative ARD actions that directly benefit farmers, farmer groups, and other agricultural stakeholders and their institutions using online platforms. Specifically, SOLVE aims to:
- Host seminars featuring practitioners of ARD innovations to share their experiences.
- Encourage participation from farmers to increase awareness of implemented agricultural technologies and innovations.
- Build a community of practitioners (CoPs) focused on ARD innovations in Southeast Asia.
How SOLVE Works
| SOLVE features experienced practitioners who are adept at the actual implementation of specific technologies and innovations related to ARD. |
| SOLVE sessions are conducted using technology-mediated platforms like Zoom. Sessions are broadcast live and recordings are subsequently posted on SEARCA's various social media platforms. |
| Each session runs for 45 minutes to one hour, depending on speaker availability. |
| Speakers are requested to prepare 10-13 slides and present for approximately 15 minutes, followed by an open forum. |
| Participants are strongly encouraged to ask questions and contact speakers for further discussion. |
Partner with SOLVE!
SEARCA is actively seeking partnerships with government institutions, corporations, universities, civic organizations, and individuals who recognize the potential of SOLVE. If you're interested in:
- Hosting a session or series of sessions
- Serving as a resource speaker
- Suggesting the next SOLVE topic