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.

Our Mandate

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

Where We Work

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

The Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

SEAMEO Associate Member Countries

Australia

Canada

France

Germany

Morocco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Spain

United Kingdom

Morocco

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