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SEARCA launches youth program and video contest on International Youth Day 12 August 2020
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has formally launched its special program on youth called "Young Forces for…
SEARCA leader tackles reshaping agri R&D in HEIs during COVID-19 pandemic in PAASE forum on scientific excellence and relevance 11 August 2020
The Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) organized a session on research and development (R&D) proposal evaluation and project review process held online via…
SEARCA unveils new strategy to push agricultural innovation 1 July 2020
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) kicks off the implementation of its Eleventh Five-Year Plan (11FYP) on 1…

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SEARCA Director appointed Chairperson of CHED Technical Panel for Agriculture
14 August 2020
The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has appointed Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), as Chairperson of the CHED Technical Panel for Agriculture (TPA). CHED said…
Online platform of SEARCA tackles agricultural underpinnings on youth empowerment
13 August 2020
As part of the initiatives to encourage young people to create societal change, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) once again organized the SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE) webinar on "Youth…
SEARCA RRT Project Team validated the results of typology of rural regional transformation in the Philippines on its first online stakeholders' validation meeting
12 August 2020
Now on its stage of project implementation, the Philippine component of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project titled, Rural Regional Transformation: Pathways, Policy Sequencing, and Development Outcomes in China, the Philippines, and Vietnam (RRT), held its first of…
SEARCA and DA-BAR project helps promote batuan fruit and its investment potential
12 August 2020
The Southeast Asian Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) published a monograph series under the project "Financial Viability and Profitability Analysis of Agricultural Technologies and Enterprises" commissioned by the Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR).…
Soya chips produced by a group in Camarines Norte, Philippines helps prevent malnutrition while showing high investment potential, says a SEARCA and DA-BAR study
12 August 2020
Under the Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR)-commissioned project "Financial Viability and Profitability Analysis of Agricultural Technologies and Enterprises," the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) published a monograph series to analyze…
Uniquely Filipino healthy cereal Pinoy GOURmix shows high financial viability - SEARCA and DA-BAR study
12 August 2020
The Southeast Asian Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) published a monograph series to provide information and analyze the profitability and financial viability of selected products and technologies funded and promoted by the Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau…
13th SOLVE webinar highlights the role of gender and youth in ARD
10 August 2020
Committed to pursue gender balance and inclusion of the younger generations among agricultural families and communities, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) conducted the SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE) webinar on…
SEARCA RRT Project Team to present and validate results of rural regional transformation typology in the Philippines through a series of stakeholders' validation meetings
5 August 2020
The Philippine component of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project titled, Rural Regional Transformation: Pathways, Policy Sequencing, and Development Outcomes in China, the Philippines, and Vietnam (RRT), will hold a series of online stakeholders' validation meetings via Zoom…

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SEARCA kicks off youth program for agri innovation
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on Wednesday kicked off its special program on youth called “Young Forces for Agricultural Innovation” or #Y4AGRI on International Youth Day to bring more youth in agricultural and rural…
12 August 2020
Research project to detect, treat animal diseases gets gov’t funding
The Department of Agriculture (DA) had set aside millions of funds for a research study – which will be done in coordination with a state university in Pampanga – that will help look for access to technologies that can accurately detect and…
10 August 2020
SEARCA supports Quezon coconut industry
The Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) is set to support the coconut industry development plan of Quezon Province in the areas of value addition to coconut products, linkages of farmers to the market…
9 August 2020
Agricultural output edges up in Q2
THE country’s agricultural output picked up slightly in the second quarter, driven by growth in crops and fisheries sectors, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. The PSA said the value of production of the farm sector — which contributes about…
6 August 2020
Southeast Asian regional body to support Philippine coconut farmers
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to support the coconut industry development plan of Quezon Province in the areas of value addition to coconut products, linkages of the farmers to the market, and…
6 August 2020
SEARCA to support Quezon coconut industry development
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to support the coconut industry development plan of Quezon Province in the areas of value addition to coconut products, linkages of the farmers to the market, and…
6 August 2020
SEARCA to get behind regional coconut industry
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to support the coconut industry development plan of Quezon Province in the areas of value addition to coconut products, linkages of the farmers to the market, and…
6 August 2020
Philippines Quezon province coconut industry development gets boost
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to support the coconut industry development plan of Quezon Province in the areas of value addition to coconut products, linkages of the farmers to the market, and…
6 August 2020

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