SEARCA in the News

The Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD) has released its June 2023 issue, featuring insightful articles and research papers shedding light on key agricultural and development issues in Asia, with a spotlight on the valuable heritage of the contested West Philippine Sea. AJAD is an international refereed journal published by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn Gregorio said the latest edition covers diverse topics such as domestic investments in agriculture, innovative growth models, and the preservation of heritage in the West Philippine Sea. Additionally, the journal includes three… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna: An international journal published by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) featured a study on valuing heritage in the disputed West Philippine Sea and other new Southeast Asian studies in its June 2023 issue. SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said the Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD) also presented fresh perspectives on Thailand's and Indonesia's domestic investments in agriculture, Singapore's successful "leapfrogging" model of growth, including three other articles on various Asian countries and two book reviews. AJAD publishes articles resulting from empirical, policy-oriented, or institutional development studies, as well… Read more

To strengthen research collaborations, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) presented its initiatives and programs on education and training in agriculture at the Philippines-New Zealand Program Launch here. The program launch was held at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) chancellor on June 20, 2023. SEARCA joined the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center and the UPLB. During the event, New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell discussed his country's present and potential engagement for global research with the Philippines. Also covered during… Read more

It is common knowledge that the agricultural value chain in the Philippines needs to be leveled up given the high post-harvest losses across a big number of crops grown locally. Such was affirmed in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released in June 2022 titled "Analysis of Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains in the Philippines." The partner for the ADB report was the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, an institution with in-depth knowledge on various issues affecting Philippine agriculture. Although the report covered tomato, onions and mango, it can give us an overview of… Read more

Delegats from the Cagayan State University, the Nueva Vizcaya State University, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and the Visayas State University were sent to Thailand for a training program on practical bioinformatics skills for plant and animal whole genome sequencing data. Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Director Glenn Gregorio said the participation of the delegates in the training was made possible through the support of the center's Leveling-Up Philippine Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources (LevelUPHEI AFAR) grant. In addition to the four project-sponsored delegates, two additional UPLB… Read more

To explore research on renewable energy (RE), a faculty member from the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) attended a one-month faculty attachment at the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University in Indonesia. Engineer Melissa Medina, an instructor at NEUST College of Agriculture and who has undergone the attachment from May 1 to 30, 2023, was hosted by the Department of Mechanical and Biosystem Engineering at IPB, with Dr. Edy Hartulistiyoso, head of the department, as her mentor. Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) director, said the center has facilitated… Read more

THE Thailand-based Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) expressed its intention to collaborate with the Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in the field of agriculture and scholarship. Dr. P. Adbul Salam, AIT School of Environment, Resources and Development dean, visited SEARCA on May 26, 2023 to better understand the center's undertakings, particularly its graduate scholarships and agricultural innovations. Dr. Glenn Gregorio, SEARCA director, said the AIT through Salam expressed interest in becoming eligible for membership in the SEARCA-initiated Southeast Asian University Consortium (UC) for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources. "The… Read more

An alternative to petroleum wax coatings that 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, 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 in UPLB in Laguna. Awarded in 2022, the SEARCA grant funded the fabrication of support structures and test runs… Read more

To make fresh fruits last longer, a University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)-based inventor manufactured an alternative to petroleum wax coatings, now available from local startup HS InnoTech Inc. (HSII). Veronica Sabularse and Hidelisa Hernandez, the inventors of Fruitect, said their technology, which is derived from peels and leaves, is a solution to two common agricultural problems: how to extend postharvest life and the use of agricultural waste. The inventors who also founded HSII said Fruitect consists of agricultural waste-derived edible coating formulations that delay the ripening of mangoes and bananas. Advantages They explained that Carabao mangoes stored at… Read more

មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍សម្រាប់ការសិក្សា និងស្រាវជ្រាវផ្នែកកសិកម្ម (SEARCA) របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលហ្វីលីពីន បានរៀបចំសិក្ខាសាលាបណ្តុះបណ្តាលស្តីពីប្រព័ន្ធធានាគុណភាពសម្រាប់ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ និងមន្ត្រីនៃគ្រឹះស្ថានឧត្តមសិក្សា សាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្មនៅកម្ពុជា។ លោកបណ្ឌិត Glenn Gregorio ប្រធាន SEARCA បាននិយាយថា វគ្គបណ្តុះបណ្តាលដែលធ្វើឡើងនៅខេត្តកំពត ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២២ ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ មានការចូលរួមពីសាកលវិទ្យាធិការរង ព្រឹទ្ធបុរស និងមន្រ្តីនៃមហាវិទ្យាល័យផ្សេងៗ។ លោកបាននិយាយថាសកម្មភាពនេះមានគោលបំណងកសាងសមត្ថភាព និងអ្នកវាយតម្លៃផ្ទៃក្នុងលើដំណើរការ និងការអនុវត្តប្រព័ន្ធធានាគុណភាព​(IAQ) របស់សកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម​(RUA) និងវាយតម្លៃព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សំខាន់ៗ និងបទពិសោធន៍ភាពជាដៃគូនៃគម្រោងរវាង SEARCA-RUA ។ លោកបណ្ឌិត Nova Ramos ប្រធានផ្នែកបណ្តុះបណ្តាល SEARCA សម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍជាអ្នកសម្របសម្រួលបណ្តុះបណ្តាលជាមួយ Sonny Pasiona អ្នកឯកទេសកម្មវិធី T4DU និងលោកបណ្ឌិត Rhea Gumasing សាស្ត្រាចារ្យរងមកពីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យហ្វីលីពីន Los Baños និងជាទីប្រឹក្សាគម្រោង IQA។ លោក Ramos បាននិយាយថា មន្ត្រី និងបុគ្គលិករបស់ “[RUA] បានបង្ហាញការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តយ៉ាងមុតមាំក្នុងការធ្វើអោយប្រសើរឡើងនូវគុណភាពនៃដំណើរការ កម្មវិធី និងការផ្តល់សេវាដល់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ។ SEARCA បាននិយាយថា មានសិក្ខាសាលាអនឡាញចំនួន១២ ដែលបានធ្វើឡើងសម្រាប់រយៈពេលបីឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយនៃការអនុវត្តគម្រោង ដែលគ្របដណ្តប់លើប្រធានបទផ្សេងៗស្តីពីការធានាគុណភាព។ សិក្ខាសិលានៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គឺជាកម្មវិធីធ្វើដោយផ្ទាល់លើកទីពីរ បន្ទាប់ពីសិក្ខាសាលាតាមប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីនធឺណិត។ ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលសិក្ខាសាលា លោក Gumasing បានលើកឡើងពីតួនាទី និងការទទួលខុសត្រូវរបស់អ្នកចូលរួមនៅក្នុងដំណើរការ QA និងបង្ហាញលទ្ធផលនៃការស្ទង់មតិលើជំនាញ និងសមត្ថភាព QA របស់ពួកគេ។   លោកស្រីបាននិយាយថា សកម្មភាពនេះរួមមានឱ្យអ្នកចូលរួមអនុវត្តពីរបបៀដំណើការប្រព័ន្ធធានាគុនភាពដោយផ្អែកលើទស្សនៈរបស់អ្នកវាយតម្លៃ អ្នកកាន់កម្មវិធី និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍។ យោងតាមលោក Ramos អ្នកចូលរួមបានបង្កើតសៀវភៅស្តីពីប្រព័ន្ធធានារបស់សកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម ដែលជាលទ្ធផលសំខាន់នៃសិក្ខាសាលាបណ្តុះបណ្តាល រួមជាមួយនឹង រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ ក្របខ័ណ្ឌ ឧបករណ៍ និងផ្នែកឯកសារសំខាន់ៗផ្សេងទៀត ជាមួយនឹងធាតុចូល និងការណែនាំពីក្រុមគ្រប់គ្រងការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលរបស់់ SEARCA ។ សាកលវិទ្យាធិការរងនៃសកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម លោកបណ្ឌិត សេង មុំ បានថ្លែងអំណរគុណដល់ SEARCA សម្រាប់ការគាំទ្រ និងជំនួយបច្ចេកទេសដល់គម្រោង។… Read more