SEARCA in the News

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), an inter-government treaty organization hosted by the Philippine government, conducted a training workshop on internal quality assurance (IQA) for higher education institution (HEI) leaders and officers of the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio said the training held at Kampot City from May 22 to 25, 2023 was participated by vice-rectors, deans and officers of various faculties and the IQA office of RUA. Gregorio said the activity aimed to build the capacities of focal points and internal assessors on the IQA… Read more

An alternative to petroleum wax coatings to make fresh fruits last longer is now available from local startup HS InnoTech, Inc. (HSII). Manufactured by University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)-based inventors who founded HSII, Fruitect® consists of agricultural waste-derived edible coating formulations that delay the ripening of mangoes and bananas. With its Grants for Research towards Agricultural Innovative Solutions (GRAINS), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) supported HSII to start the operation of its pilot plant located in UPLB, Los Baños, Laguna. Awarded in 2022, the SEARCA grant funded the fabrication of… Read more

មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយរដ្ឋាភិបាលហ្វីលីពីនសម្រាប់ការសិក្សា និងស្រាវជ្រាវថ្នាក់បរិញ្ញាបត្រកសិកម្ម (Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture-SEARCA) នឹងជួយអភិវឌ្ឍសួនបន្លែបាននៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាជាមួយនឹងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលឧត្តមភាពស្តីពីការពង្រឹង និងអាហារូបត្ថម្ភកសិកម្មប្រកបដោយនិរន្តរភាព (CE SAIN) នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម។ លោក Glenn Gregorio នាយក SEARCA បាននិយាយថា វគ្គបណ្តុះបណ្តាលដែលធ្វើឡើងនៅសួនបច្ចេកវិទ្យាកសិកម្ម CE-SAIN (ATP) ក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាប ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ ក្នុងគោលបំណងបំផុស និងលើកទឹកចិត្តសិស្សអំពីវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ និងសិល្បៈនៃការផលិតដំណាំតាមរយៈការធ្វើសួនបន្លែតាមសាលារៀន។ លោក Gregorio បាននិយាយថា វិទ្យាល័យជាដៃគូចំនួនប្រាំនៅក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងខេត្តសៀមរាបបានបញ្ជូនគ្រូបង្រៀនវិទ្យាល័យយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ២០នាក់ និងអ្នកសម្របសម្រួលអាហារូបត្ថម្ភ និងសួនច្បារសាលារៀន ដែលបានឆ្លងកាត់ការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលអំពីចំណេះដឹងបច្ចេកទេសស្តីពីការដាំដំណាំ និងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធរៀបចំសួនដែលអាចអនុវត្តបានចំពោះ ATPs និង ATPs ខ្នាតតូច។ លោកបាននិយាយថា អ្នកចូលរួមមកពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានឃើញការរៀបចំសួនបន្លែថាជាបច្ចេកវិទ្យាពាក់ព័ន្ធក្នុងការរៀបចំរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសួនច្បារប្រកបដោយសោភ័ណភាពនៅក្នុង ATPs និង ATPs ខ្នាតតូច។ អ្នកចូលរួមត្រូវបានណែនាំអំពីការរៀបចំសួនបន្លែ ដែលជាការរួមបញ្ចូលជាក់ស្តែងនៃរុក្ខជាតិអាហារនៅក្នុងកន្លែងលម្អ ឬតុបតែងដែលប្រើប្រាស់ដំណាំដែលអាចបរិភោគបានក្នុងការរចនាសួន។ ការរចនាសួនបន្លែបានបង្កើនការរៀបចំសួនច្បារជាមួយនឹងសមាសធាតុលម្អលេចធ្លោ ដែលភ្ជាប់ជាមួយនឹងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍បន្ថែមលើសុខភាព សោភ័ណភាព និងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច។ ជាមួយនេះ លោក Gregorio បាននិយាយថា និស្សិតកម្ពុជានឹងពេញចិត្តចំពោះវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រកសិកម្ម និងសមាសធាតុសិល្បៈ និងគោលការណ៍នៃការរចនាសួន នៅពេលពួកគេរៀនពីបច្ចេកទេសជាមូលដ្ឋានសម្រាប់ការរចនា ការអនុវត្ត និងការថែរក្សាសួនបន្លែដែលអាចបរិភោគបាន។ លោក Bryan Apacionado ជំនួយការសាស្រ្តាចារ្យមកពីមហាវិទ្យាល័យកសិកម្ម និងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រចំណីអាហារនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យហ្វីលីពីន Los Baños បានដឹកនាំការបង្រៀន និងសកម្មភាពផ្ទាល់។   លោក Apacionado បានបង្ហាញពីរបៀបផលិតសារធាតុផ្សំ និងសារធាតុចម្រាញ់ពីសរីរាង្គ ជាអ្នកបង្កើនការលូតលាស់របស់រុក្ខជាតិ និងជម្រើសប្រកបដោយនិរន្តរភាពចំពោះជីគីមី។ លោកស្រី Nur Azura Binti Adam នាយករងនៃកម្មវិធី SEARCA ក៏បានបង្រៀនអំពីសត្វល្អិត និងសត្រូវធម្មជាតិដែលមានប្រយោជន៍ ក៏ដូចជាគោលការណ៍នៃការគ្រប់គ្រងសត្វល្អិតរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នា (integrated pest… Read more

THE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), an inter-government treaty organization hosted by the Philippine government, conducted a training workshop on internal quality assurance (IQA) for higher education institution (HEI) leaders and officers of the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio said the training held at Kampot City from May 22 to 25, 2023 was participated by vice-rectors, deans and officers of various faculties and the IQA office of RUA. Gregorio said the activity aimed to build the capacities of focal points and internal assessors on the IQA… Read more

The Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) will help develop edible landscaping in Cambodia with the Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (CE SAIN) of the Royal University of Agriculture. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA director, said a training held at the CE-SAIN Agricultural Technology Park (ATP) in Siem Reap, Cambodia from May 23-25, 2023 aimed to inspire and motivate students about the science and art of crop production through school gardening. Gregorio said five partner high schools in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap sent at least 20 high school teachers… Read more

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) launched an agriculture talk show to stimulate the youth's general perception of agriculture as a field integrated into the basic education curricula, specifically in science subjects. The pilot episode of the "Youth in Agri Talk Show" titled "Agri 101 for the Youth" discussed farming practices on crop planting and crop rotation, planting methods such as hydroponic farming, and the difference between tissue-cultured seedlings and genetically modified plants. These topics were among the salient subjects inquired about by John Dominic Canato, Reese Kaitlin Evangelista, Chloe Gabriel Badulis and… Read more

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) is supporting the development of a roadmap for the coconut industry of Quezon province. Searca convened industry stakeholders last May for the project titled "Development of the Coconut Industry Growth Areas in the Province of Quezon" aimed at gathering inputs and recommendations for the province's coconut industry roadmap. The collaborative activity was organized by Searca, the Quezon Provincial Government through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg), and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Region 4A. with support from the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) in Calabarzon… Read more

An alumna of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) shared a study on purple passion fruit on May 26, 2023. Dr. Shahidah binti Md. Nor, also a senior lecturer at the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, delivered the seminar "Physical and metabolomics approaches of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) during growth and development" which is part of her dissertation requirements. Hosted by SEARCA through its Education and Collective Learning Department, the special graduate seminar is held once every semester which highlights SEARCA scholars' outstanding research outputs from their graduate theses. Dr. Glenn… Read more

MAEJO University (MJU) in Chiang Mai, Thailand hosted the 8th UC Graduate Forum on agriculture sustainability on May 18 and 19, 2023, according to Philippine-based Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio said the forum themed "Future of Agriculture Sustainability: Organic Intelligent Agriculture" was jointly organized with the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC), for which the SEARCA serves as secretariat. Dr. Weerapon Thongma, MJU president and a SEARCA alumnus, thanked UC for accepting MJU as a new member and enabling MJU to… Read more

A professor of Isabela State University (ISU) is among the five outstanding academic experts from various universities in Southeast Asia to receive the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Regional Professorial Chair Grant (RPCG). SEARCA has announced the appointment of ISU Vice President Dr. Orlando Balderama for Research and Extension together with four other Southeast Asian professors for Academic Year 2023-2024. All entitled to a grant of $5,000 each, the other grantees are Dr. He Jie, associate professor at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore; Dr. Suporn Thongyuan, assistant professor at the Kasetsart University… Read more