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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…

Agri-enterprises advance climate-smart growth in Southeast Asia

22 November 2025

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Enhancement (SAFE) Acceleration Program, a joint initiative of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and Villgro Philippines, has helped three gender-inclusive agri-enterpris…

Daily Guardian

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Enhancement (SAFE) Acceleration Program, a joint initiative of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and Villgro Philippines, has helped three gender-inclusive agri-enterpris…

21 November 2025

SEARCA opens nominations for 2026 alumni awards

21 November 2025

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has opened nominations for the Outstanding SEARCA Scholarship Alumni (OSSA) 2026 award. The program recognizes SEARCA scholarship alumni who completed their master's or doctoral degrees…

Daily Guardian

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has opened nominations for the Outstanding SEARCA Scholarship Alumni (OSSA) 2026 award. The program recognizes SEARCA scholarship alumni who completed their master's or doctoral degrees…

21 November 2025

SEARCA and DepEd strengthen collaboration to boost school and home gardens nationwide

21 November 2025

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), recently conducted a consultation workshop to finalize a unified monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool for the Gulayan sa…

Journal Online

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), recently conducted a consultation workshop to finalize a unified monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool for the Gulayan sa…

19 November 2025

CLSU Hosts UC-SEARCA Int'l Summer Short-term Program 2025

19 November 2025

The Central Luzon State University (CLSU), through its International Affairs Office (IAO), in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natura…

Central Luzon State University (CLSU)

Journal Online

The Central Luzon State University (CLSU), through its International Affairs Office (IAO), in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natura…

19 November 2025

Rice straw: Converting farm waste into clean fuel

19 November 2025

Rice serves as the essential sustenance for the Philippines, nourishing more than 115 million Filipinos and supporting countless smallholder farmers. But planting rice is never fun, so goes a line from a familiar folk song. Still, a lot of Filipino farmers continued to grow rice. Statistics indica…

Edge Davao

Rice serves as the essential sustenance for the Philippines, nourishing more than 115 million Filipinos and supporting countless smallholder farmers. But planting rice is never fun, so goes a line from a familiar folk song. Still, a lot of Filipino farmers continued to grow rice. Statistics indica…