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“The reality of digitalizing agriculture is won or lost at the farmer level, where applicability and sustainability have to be tested,” Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio,… -
PH Legislators and Judicial Members engage in Agri-Biotech discussions 26 September 2019Twenty legislators and more than 100 of their staff from the Philippine House of Representatives joined the Forum on the Global Status of Biotechnology held… -
Fun in the Sun: SEARCA conducts Scholars' Teambuilding 16 September 2019MATAAS NA KAHOY, Batangas – Fifty-two SEARCA Scholars based in UP Los Baños attended the team building activity on 8 September 2019 at Shercon Resort…
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17 October 2019"With enlightened moderation on both sides, we can enjoy the best of both worlds and make organic and inorganic farming work in the Philippine context." Thus concluded Dr. Emil Q. Javier, National Scientist, in his presentation during the Forum on… -
14 October 2019A Senior Fellow and four former scholars of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) were among the awardees of the University of the Philippines Los Baños Alumni Association (UPLBAA) for 2019. The UPLBAA… -
14 October 2019SEOUL, Korea – Even with the use of genetic modification—including genomic selection and molecular marker-assisted breeding—to improve certain traits of plants, crop improvement is a long process of developing a commercially ready product. "Many are impatient with this process and…
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14 October 2019BOGOR, INDONESIA. The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (University Consortium or UC) and the Food Security Center… -
11 October 2019QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) co-organized with the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Special Projects, the first roundtable discussion (RTD) of… -
11 October 2019A Planning Meeting among the implementing partners of the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC), its Advisors, and the AWG-SF Secretariat will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 18-19 October 2019. The partners will present their respective…
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11 October 2019LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – SEARCA and the Food Security Center (FSC) of the University of Hohenheim in Germany concluded the 2019 FSC Summer School on 27 September 2019 with 19 students from Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The theme… -
11 October 2019BANGKOK, Thailand – The Master of Science in Food Security and Climate Change (MS FSCC) conducted its final project meeting on 3 - 4 October 2019 at Kasetsart University (KU) in Bangkok, Thailand. The MS FSCC is a joint degree…
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Modern crop breeding program recommended in Asia
Even with the use of genetic modification—including genomic selection and molecular marker-assisted breeding—to improve certain traits of plants, crop improvement is still crucial to develop a commercially ready product. Hence, modern crop breeding program is recommended in Asia. "Many are impatient with…14 October 2019 -
Filipino Scientist Pushes Modern Crop Breeding Program
SEOUL, South Korea – Even with the use of genetic modification — including genomic selection and molecular marker-assisted breeding — to improve certain traits of plants, crop improvement is a long process of developing a commercially ready product. "Many are impatient with…14 October 2019 -
National Academician Gregorio recommends modern crop breeding program to Asian science academies and societies
SEOUL, Korea – Even with the use of genetic modification—including genomic selection and molecular marker-assisted breeding—to improve certain traits of plants, crop improvement is a long process of developing a commercially ready product. "Many are impatient with this process and offer better…14 October 2019 -
Boosting farm tourism
The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net: Boosting farm tourismhttps://opinion.inquirer.net/124583/boosting-farm-tourism14 October 2019 -
Rice scientist honored for pioneering breeding research
A scientist, research manager and teacher in national and international public and private institutions, Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio was recently awarded the Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) Honorary Fellow. Currently the director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate…13 October 2019 -
CSSP hails Gregorio for PH rice research
The Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) has awarded and recognized a scientist, research manager, and teacher in national and international public and private institutions as an Honorary Fellow. The CSSP recognized Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, currently the Director of the…7 October 2019 -
UP professor awarded for groundbreaking crop research
MANILA, Philippines — A professor from the University of the Philippines Los Baños was conferred in late September the Crop Science Society of the Philippines Honorary Fellow for his pioneering breeding research and contributions to crop science. Glenn Gregorio, director of the…3 October 2019 -
PH rice scientist honored for pioneering breeding research
LOS BAŇOS — Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, a scientist, research manager, and teacher, was awarded Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) Honorary Fellow for his significant contributions to crop science through his pioneering breeding research. Gregorio, who is also director of…3 October 2019
