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SEARCA pushes rigorous impact assessment in S&T at IA Con 2026

MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) co-organized the 2nd Science and Technology IMPACT Assessment Conference (IACon 2026) held on 25–26 May 2026 at the Acacia Hotel in Alabang. The event was led by the University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Public Affairs and D…

SEARCA tells Filipino plant breeders to use genomics in crop dev’t

23 November 2020

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) said plant breeders should use technology that makes use of gene transformation to fast-track development of crops like the Golden Rice, which has superior traits. In a statement, SEARCA said that meeting t…

Manila Bulletin

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) said plant breeders should use technology that makes use of gene transformation to fast-track development of crops like the Golden Rice, which has superior traits. In a statement, SEARCA said that meeting t…

20 November 2020

Agri output decline likely in Q4

20 November 2020

Crop production will contract in the fourth quarter of 2020, and there’s a “high chance for agriculture posting a negative growth.” The prognosis comes from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). “It is important to take note that among the ma…

Malaya Business Insight

Crop production will contract in the fourth quarter of 2020, and there’s a “high chance for agriculture posting a negative growth.” The prognosis comes from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). “It is important to take note that among the ma…

19 November 2020

Dismal fourth-quarter farm output expected

19 November 2020

The recent spate of strong typhoons that devastated many rice and corn fields in northern Luzon will likely dampen the country's agriculture output in the fourth quarter, experts said. "For the fourth quarter, the agriculture sector will feel the cumulative effects of the past typhoons that came d…

BusinessWorld

The recent spate of strong typhoons that devastated many rice and corn fields in northern Luzon will likely dampen the country's agriculture output in the fourth quarter, experts said. "For the fourth quarter, the agriculture sector will feel the cumulative effects of the past typhoons that came d…

18 November 2020

Fishers, aquaculture farmers to benefit from SEARCA-NACA partnership

18 November 2020

Two intergovernmental organizations whose reach extend over Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific have formalized their partnership to assist rural fisherfolk and smallholder aquaculture farmers. The Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agricult…

Daily Guardian

Two intergovernmental organizations whose reach extend over Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific have formalized their partnership to assist rural fisherfolk and smallholder aquaculture farmers. The Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agricult…

18 November 2020

SEARCA bats for transformative innovation amid pandemic

18 November 2020

Revolutionizing the agriculture industry will make it more sustainable and resilient even after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) advises. During the recent Dagyaw 2020: Open Government Virtual Town Hall Meeting, SEAR…

Philippine Information Agency

Revolutionizing the agriculture industry will make it more sustainable and resilient even after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) advises. During the recent Dagyaw 2020: Open Government Virtual Town Hall Meeting, SEAR…