SEARCA News

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Two new SEARCA scholars studying at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) stood out for their excellent English communication skills during the closing program of the University’s Intensive English Course for International Graduate Students held on 1 December 2014 at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), UPLB… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Mr. Sreeram Koottala, Coordinator International Accounting of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, and representative of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) visited SEARCA on 06 November 2014 to clarify the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Financial Review of the Center’s SDC-funded project… Read more

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC) is a programme funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to support the ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN) in addressing three interrelated issues confronting the region---food insecurity, poverty, and climate change. Now on its Phase II, the ASFCC consists of five implementing Partners, namely, Center for Forestry Research (CIFOR), World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), Non-timber Forest Products-Exchange Program (NTFP-EP), The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC), and SEARCA… Read more

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), under the leadership of its new Chancellor, Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., has committed to launch the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) Summer School on Food and Nutrition Security for Southeast Asia in July 2015. This was firmed up during the 27th UC Executive Board Meeting on 14 November 2014 at the New World Hotel, Makati City, Philippines… Read more

Recognizing the importance of attaining food and nutrition security in Southeast Asia, the six member-universities of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) have agreed to implement a number of collaborative projects to address this emerging concern in the region… Read more

MANILA, Philippines – The 62nd meeting of the Governing Board (GB) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) was held at the Holiday Inn and Suites Makati on 17-18 November 2014… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The representatives of the ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agriculture and Research Development (ATWGARD) from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam,and the national project team leaders visited the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) on 11 November 2014 to know more about Center's programs and activities… Read more

MAKATI, Philippines – The ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agriculture and Research Development (ATWGARD) formalized the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (CRN) that tackled the Promotion of Resilience in Rice, Corn and Other Crops in its 3rd and final special workshop held on 10 November 2014 at the Best Western Plus Antel Hotel in Makati City, Philippines… Read more

MAKATI, Philippines – Over 400 participants from 20 countries joined in the Second International Conference on Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD2014) in Southeast Asia held on 12-13 November at the Makati Shangri-La Manila, Philippines… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – Nineteen officers and executives of the Philippines Department of Agriculture participated in a three-day course on “Social Accountability in the Agricultural Sector” held here at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study in Research and Agriculture (SEARCA)… Read more