SEARCA News
Due to the threats of Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) to Luzon, Philippines, in the coming days, we regret to postpone the AJAD 20th Anniversary Ceremony slated for 18 November 2024. We will announce when a new date for the event has been set. The Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD), an internationally peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), celebrates two decades of contributing to the knowledge base of Asian agriculture and development through a paper seminar, featuring the presentation and discussion of two published articles in the…
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Nineteen Grade 12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students from Reedley International School, along with two faculty members, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 15 October 2024 for an immersive journey into the future of agriculture. The students participated in a session of the Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Youth's Future in Agriculture, a learning activity organized by SEARCA's Partnerships Unit (PU) as part of the Center's banner youth engagement initiative, the Young Forces for Agricultural Innovation (#Y4AGRI). Featured in the activity was a presentation by Mr. Glenn Baticados, an agribusiness expert…
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Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and Maejo University (MJU) jointly organized the Workshop on Quality Assurance Guidelines for Micro-credentials on 28–29 October 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The event marked a significant step in advancing educational innovation in the region through the ERASMUS+-funded program on Postgraduate Micro-credentials in Food Security and Climate Change (PMC FSCC). Participants in the workshop collaborated to develop and finalize guidelines ensuring robust quality assurance (QA) for micro-credentials, positioning them as flexible learning pathways to address critical challenges like food security and climate change. The workshop gathered representatives from institutions, including Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), UGM, and Universitas…
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Grade school and high school student-inventors from Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba showcased their agri-inventions at the Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Youth's Future in Agriculture session on agri-robotics organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) through its Partnerships Unit (PU) as part of the Center's Young Forces for Agricultural Innovation (#Y4AGRI) program on 21 October 2024. In his opening message, Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA Center Director, explained that agriculture is a complex system that includes not only production but also harvesting, postharvest processing, and, ultimately, consumption. Dr. Gregorio also underscored the…
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Seventeen new SEARCA scholars pursuing master's and doctoral degrees attended the hybrid orientation meeting held face to face at the SEARCA headquarters and online via Zoom on 21 October 2024. The new scholars were from Cambodia (2), Indonesia (6), Malaysia (1), Myanmar (1), the Philippines (6), and Liberia (1). Organized by the Center through its Graduate Scholarship and Institutional Development Unit under the Education and Collective Learning Department (ECLD-GSIDU), the orientation featured a briefing on SEARCA and its programs and activities followed by specific discussions about the policies and guidelines in the administration of the SEARCA graduate scholarship program. Dr…
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Ms. Soledad Villanueva, Public School District Supervisor (PSDS) of the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) Los Baños, Laguna Sub-office, and Ms. Pilar Habito, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Arturo Cariaga, both of Life Learning Organization of Peace, visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 11 October 2024 for an exploratory meeting regarding a community engagement initiative focusing on school garden and youth entrepreneurship. Ms. Villanueva thanked the Center for its longstanding partnership with DepEd through the School-plus-Home Gardens Project (S+HGP). She expressed excitement about expanding the S+HGP and further strengthening DEpEd's Gulayan…
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), was one of the plenary speakers in the session on "Bridging Disciplines for Holistic Solutions/Integrated Actions on Sustainable Food Systems" at the 2nd SEAMEO International Conference on Food and Nutrition (ICFN 2024) organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition (RECFON), held on 17–18 October 2024 at Redtop Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. With the theme "Understanding the Challenges, Gains, and Opportunities in Environmental Nutrition Research, Programs, and Policies in Southeast Asia," ICFN…
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Governing Board approves SEARCA dev't agenda for 2025-2030
21 October 2024
The Governing Board (GB) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) convened on 30 September–1 October 2024 at SEARCA to review the Center's operations and accomplishments in the previous fiscal year and deliberated on the Center's 12th Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP), spanning fiscal years 2025/2026 to 2029/2030. As SEARCA's highest decision-making body, the SEARCA GB comprises country representatives from each of the 11 member countries of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), SEARCA's mother organization, along with the SEAMEO Secretariat (SEAMES) Director and SEARCA Center Director as ex-officio members. Ably chaired…
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Aiming to strengthen provincial governments and enhance their knowledge to more effectively promote the use and acceptance of modern biotechnology, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) held the Pilot Testing of Training Module on Biotechnology for Public Servants on 30 September to 2 October 2024 at Acacia Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Eighteen officials and staff of the provincial and municipal agriculture offices of Oriental Mindoro participated in the activity. The training module is an instructional tool and resource designed to equip public servants with the necessary skills and knowledge on biotech through self-paced…
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FLORES ISLAND, Indonesia—Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Center Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), served as keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Agribusiness 2024 held on 5–6 September 2024 at the Jayakarta Suites Komodo Flores and online. The conference, organized by the Faculty of Agriculture of Universitas Nusa Cendana, Indonesia, focused on the theme "Managing the Sustainability of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Agribusiness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Disruptive Era." It featured presentations and discussions on sustainable agriculture, crop protection and protection, food security and nutrition, environmental…
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