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Our Mandate

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is a non-profit organization established in 1966 by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).

As SEAMEO's specialized center for agriculture, SEARCA's mandates are to:

Provide high-quality graduate education and training in agriculture and related fields

Promote, undertake, and coordinate research addressing the region’s most pressing agricultural challenges

Disseminate research findings

Provide high-quality graduate education and training in agriculture and related fields

Promote, undertake, and coordinate research addressing the region’s most pressing agricultural challenges

Disseminate research findings

    Core Programs

    The Center fulfills its mandate through its core programs: Education via Graduate Scholarship and Institutional Development and Training for Development, Research, and Innovation, which are complemented by SEARCA's strategic commitment to knowledge dissemination to widen reach and enhance impact.

    Where We Work

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    SEARCA serves the 11 SEAMEO Member Countries:

    SEAMEO Associate Member Countries

    The Center also works with partners in nine SEAMEO Associate Member Countries for the benefit of Southeast Asia. These countries are as follows:

    Australia

    Australia has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

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    Canada

    Canada has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1988.

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    France

    France has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

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    Germany

    Germany has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1990.

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    Morocco

    Morocco has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2021.

    Netherlands

    The Netherlands has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1993.

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    New Zealand

    New Zealand has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

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    Spain

    Spain has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2007.

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    United Kingdom

    The UK has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2013.

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    Australia

    Australia has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    Canada

    Canada has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1988.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    France

    France has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    Germany

    Germany has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1990.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    Morocco

    Morocco has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2021.

    Netherlands

    The Netherlands has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1993.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    New Zealand

    New Zealand has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 1973.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    Spain

    Spain has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2007.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint:

    United Kingdom

    The UK has been a SEAMEO Associate Member since 2013.

    Download Our Collaborative Footprint: