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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…
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1 May 2023

World Bank urges PH to give perks on ‘smart agriculture’

1 May 2023
The World Bank has urged the government to grant the private sector incentives to invest in climate smart agriculture and renewable energy and tap ESG bonds to finance climate actions countering disasters. World Bank officials said the government should expand the access of climate financing to th…
Manila Standard
The World Bank has urged the government to grant the private sector incentives to invest in climate smart agriculture and renewable energy and tap ESG bonds to finance climate actions countering disasters. World Bank officials said the government should expand the access of climate financing to th…
28 April 2023

Partnership mulls potential use of rice straw for biogas production in Laguna, N. Ecija

28 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) said rice farmers and agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija are keen on expanding the utilization of rice straw for bioenergy as an alternative to burning waste straw in fields. A roundtable discu…
Malaya Business Insight
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) said rice farmers and agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija are keen on expanding the utilization of rice straw for bioenergy as an alternative to burning waste straw in fields. A roundtable discu…
27 April 2023

Rice straw eyed for bioenergy

27 April 2023
Rice farmers and municipal agricultural officers from Laguna and Nueva Ecija participated in a series of roundtable discussions (RTDs) facilitated by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to probe the use of rice straw for bioenergy. Citing the…
The Manila Times
Rice farmers and municipal agricultural officers from Laguna and Nueva Ecija participated in a series of roundtable discussions (RTDs) facilitated by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to probe the use of rice straw for bioenergy. Citing the…
26 April 2023

Laguna, Nueva Ecija farmers and agri officers eye bioenergy venture

26 April 2023
Rice farmers and agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija have explored the use of rice straw for bioenergy as an alternative to burning waste straw in fields during roundtable discussions convened by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)…
Journal Online
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Rice farmers and agricultural officers in Laguna and Nueva Ecija have explored the use of rice straw for bioenergy as an alternative to burning waste straw in fields during roundtable discussions convened by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)…
26 April 2023

Forum on sustainable, inclusive school food set

26 April 2023
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has partnered with the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) in organizing a regional policy forum titled "From Farms to Schools: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive School-Based F…
The Manila Times
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has partnered with the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) in organizing a regional policy forum titled "From Farms to Schools: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive School-Based F…

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