SEARCA in the News

SOME 21 delegates from various universities in Southeast Asia joined the workshop on "Harmonizing University Policies in Postgraduate Micro-credentials" hosted by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) at its office in Los Baños, Laguna on May 6 and 7, 2024. SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said the workshop is part of the activities of the Postgraduate Micro-credentials (PMC) in Food Security and Climate Change (FSCC) project, which is funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) program. The delegates came from the Institut Pertanian Bogor, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and… Read more

STUDENTS and faculty members of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba participated in the first run in the Philippines of the series titled "Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Youth's Future in Agriculture," a career orientation organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). SEARCA Director Glenn Gregorio said the career orientation on May 2, through the center's Partnerships Unit, was participated by 175 senior high school students who were accompanied by 10 faculty members of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba. The initiative is part of the SEARCA's Center's Young Forces… Read more

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Universitas Gadjah Mada memiliki komitmen yang kuat untuk mendukung langkah-langkah implementasi pembangunan berkelanjutan sebagaimana diterjemahkan dalam 17 SDGs. Dalam memperkuat pendidikan berkualitas, implementasi SDGs diwujudkan melalui berbagai kanal strategis, diantaranya dengan konten pembelajaran daring terbuka berbasis Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) dan kredensial mikro. Baru-baru ini, UGM sebagai anggota inti konsorsium Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources atau disingkat University Consortium (UC) bersama anggota perguruan tinggi lain dalam lingkup The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) kembali mendapatkan pendanaan dari ERASMUS+ untuk mengembangkan modul Post Micro-Credential on Food… Read more

A JOINT program of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and East-West Seed Philippines, the Young Agripreneurs Building Opportunities, Nurturing Growth (Yabong) Bootcamp closed on Thursday, May 9, 2024, with a pitching session, graduation and innovation fair at SEARCA in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna. SEARCA Director Glen Gregorio said 20 young farmers, selected out of 160 applicants from all over Luzon, joined the bootcamp to enhance their vegetable production and entrepreneurship expertise. Gregorio said almost half were women with their farms ranging from half-a-hectare to 12 hectares, they mastered… Read more

Jakarta: Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) memiliki komitmen untuk mendukung langkah-langkah implementasi pembangunan berkelanjutan sebagaimana diterjemahkan dalam 17 SDGs. Dalam memperkuat pendidikan berkualitas, implementasi SDGs diwujudkan melalui berbagai kanal strategis, salah satunya konten pembelajaran daring terbuka berbasis Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) dan kredensial mikro. Baru-baru ini, UGM sebagai anggota inti konsorsium Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources atau University Consortium (UC) bersama anggota perguruan tinggi lain dalam lingkup The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) kembali mendapatkan pendanaan dari ERASMUS+. Pendanaan ini untuk mengembangkan modul Post Graduate Micro-Credential… Read more

The Young Agripreneurs Building Opportunities, Nurturing Growth (YABONG) Bootcamp, a collaborative effort by East-West Seed Philippines (EWPH) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), successfully concluded on May 9, 2024. The program culminated in a pitching session, graduation ceremony, and innovation fair held at SEARCA in Los Baños, Laguna. Twenty young and enthusiastic farmers from Luzon, nearly half of them women, participated in the bootcamp. Participants delved into practical farming techniques like seed management, understanding soil nutrients, and managing pests and diseases. They also gained valuable experience in cross-pollination, mulching, transplanting, trellising, pruning… Read more

A PROJECT to utilize waste from rice farms as biofuel has taken off the ground through a collaboration involving the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and three more entities. The Rice Straw Biogas Hub (RSBH) project also involves Straw Innovations Ltd., Koolmill Systems and Aston University in the United Kingdom. SEARCA Center Director Glenn Gregorio said this groundbreaking collaborative project aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by transforming agricultural rice production residue and straw into clean energy resources such as biogas through cutting-edge technologies. According to SEARCA, the project will help reduce… Read more

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Young Agripreneurs Building Opportunities, Nurturing Growth (YABONG) Bootcamp, a collaborative effort between East-West Seed Philippines (EWPH) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), is set to conclude its latest session on May 9, 2024. The event will feature a pitching session, graduation, and an innovation fair at SEARCA in Los Baños, Laguna. The bootcamp, which started three months ago, selected 20 young farmers from a pool of 160 applicants across Luzon. These agripreneurs, nearly half of whom are women, manage farms ranging from half a hectare to 12… Read more

The Young Agripreneurs Building Opportunities, Nurturing Growth (YABONG) Bootcamp co-implemented by East-West Seed Philippines (EWPH) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) will close on May 9, 2024 with a pitching session, graduation, and innovation fair at SEARCA in Los Baños, Laguna. Twenty young farmers, selected out of 160 applicants from all over Luzon, joined the bootcamp to enhance their expertise in vegetable production and entrepreneurship. Almost half of them were women and their farms ranged from half a hectare to 12 hectares. They mastered farming techniques and learned to devise business strategies… Read more