23 February is Brunei Darussalam's National Day!

This holiday marks Brunei Darussalam's complete independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.

That same year, Brunei Darussalam became a member country of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), SEARCA's mother organization.

Featured photo by: Abd Hamid Hj Abd Rahman from Brunei Darussalam

• Nominees must be outstanding experts in the academe whose achievements have made great impact towards agricultural innovation
• Nominees must be endorsed by the Head of the University

Deadline: 28 February 2025

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.

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.

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.

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.