18th SEARCA Photo Contest (2024)
Southeast Asian photographers, give us your best shots!
In its 18th year, SEARCA's annual photo contest focuses on "The Future of Farming: Pathways to Carbon-Neutral Agriculture." This would showcase the innovations and solutions to the many issues and problems being faced by an Asian farmer in a sustainable and environment-friendly manner.
Submission deadline is extended until 15 February 2025.
Faculty and Student Mobility Grant
SEARCA is now accepting applications for its Student and Faculty Mobility Grant, offering limited slots to Southeast Asian nationals interested in conducting research or taking courses for credit in selected Southeast Asian universities. Travel must be completed by 30 June 2025.
The Faculty Mobility Grant is for academic staff, and the Student Mobility Grant is for MS or PhD students, both for SEAMEO nationals under 45.
AJAD Volume 21 Number 2 (Dec 2024)
The Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD) Volume 21 Issue No. 2 presents a diverse collection of studies addressing key agricultural and development challenges in Asia. Topics include global food price dynamics, edible flower conservation, antioxidant-rich pigmented rice, pineapple value chain analysis, rice household productivity in Indonesia, and Philippine hunger surveys.
International Conference on Micro-credentials and Research for Food Security and Climate Change (ICMCRFSCC)
The International Conference on Micro-credentials and Research for Food Security and Climate Change (ICMCRFSCC) seeks to bring together educators, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to exchange insights and practices on how to address these urgent issues.
Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research and Extension (CADRE)
Envisioning itself as becoming a leading enabler and champion of excellence in agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia, SEARCA will establish the Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research, and Extension in Southeast Asia or CADRE. CADRE, as the word implies, will be a network of high-caliber, like-minded institutions with a unified goal of driving agricultural transformation toward sustainable and inclusive development in Southeast Asia.
Learn more about SEARCA's 11th Five-Year Plan
In July 2020, SEARCA embarked on its five-year (2020-2025) mission, which focuses on Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural INnovation (ATTAIN) and aims to deliver BETTER, BIGGER, and SMARTER impacts and outcomes to agricultural and rural development stakeholders across Southeast Asia.
- 18th SEARCA Photo Contest (2024)
- Faculty and Student Mobility Grant
- AJAD Volume 21 Number 2 (Dec 2024)
- International Conference on Micro-credentials and Research for Food Security and Climate Change (ICMCRFSCC)
- Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research and Extension (CADRE)
- Learn more about SEARCA's 11th Five-Year Plan
Latest News
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SEARCA welcomes its first Liberian scholar
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Graduate Study Program has expanded its reach beyond Southeast Asia to advance South-South cooperation by awarding a scholarship to a Liberian for the first time. Mr. Apatens Gardiner, a Master of Science in Agronomy student at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, was granted the SEARCA scholarship in July 2024. Mr. Apatens graduated with a Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture with honors... Read more. -
Int'l organization releases new studies on Asian agriculture and development
The Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development December 2024 issue contributes seven new studies and a book review to the knowledge base of timely themes on global food prices, sustainable food system, food security, value chain, income diversification, and hunger and poverty. Based on findings in the paper "Unveiling Socioeconomic Factors Shaping Global Food Prices and Security: A Machine Learning Approach," Professor Shan Shan of Zhejiang University, China, concludes that harnessing machine... Read more. -
PMC FSCC takes a step forward with a workshop on micro-credential roadmap development
The ERASMUS+-funded program on Postgraduate Micro-credentials in Food Security and Climate Change (PMC FSCC) opened 2025 with a workshop titled Developing a Roadmap for the Establishment of Micro-Credentials. This workshop, held on 9–10 January 2025 at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, marked the project's final event under Work Package 3 (WP3). Organized by UGM in collaboration with Maejo University (MJU), the workshop played a crucial role in finalizing the roadmap for... Read more.
Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural Innovation (ATTAIN)
SEARCA's 11th Five-Year Plan (2020–2025)
SEARCA works to elevate the quality of life of agricultural families through sustainable and resilient livelihoods and access to modern networks and innovative markets.
Scholarships
Grants
Learning Events
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January–June 2025
ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme III
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27 January–18 May 2025
Responding to Climate Risks in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (RCRANRM)
SEARCA Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS)
SEARCA Online Learning and Virtual Engagement (SOLVE)
Projects
SEARCA has a well-earned reputation and extensive track record in end-to-end project management – from conceptualization and proposal writing to implementation and monitoring – for both local and international development and donor organizations.
Publications
SEARCA puts forward the relevance of disseminating agricultural research findings to its stakeholders.