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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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12 February 2026

SEARCA RCEF RESP Rice Farm Gains Report

12 February 2026
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — A nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has validated that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund–Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) is driving significant improvements in…
Tuklasin Natin
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — A nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has validated that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund–Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) is driving significant improvements in…
12 February 2026

CHED approves five-year roadmap to modernize Philippine agricultural higher education

12 February 2026
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has formally approved a comprehensive five-year roadmap aimed at transforming agricultural higher education in the Philippines, marking a major policy breakthrough in efforts to modernize the sector and develop a future-ready agri-food w…
Tuklasin Natin
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has formally approved a comprehensive five-year roadmap aimed at transforming agricultural higher education in the Philippines, marking a major policy breakthrough in efforts to modernize the sector and develop a future-ready agri-food w…
12 February 2026

Roadmap to strengthen agri-food workforce gains CHED approval

12 February 2026
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the Five-Year Roadmap for Agriculture Higher Education in the Philippines, a landmark framework developed by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in partnersh…
Journal Online
Daily Guardian
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the Five-Year Roadmap for Agriculture Higher Education in the Philippines, a landmark framework developed by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in partnersh…
12 February 2026

SEARCA-led valuation shows RCEF-RESP boosts PH rice farmers' productivity and profitability

12 February 2026
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — A comprehensive and nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has validated the positive impact of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) on rice…
The Manila Times
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — A comprehensive and nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has validated the positive impact of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) on rice…
11 February 2026

SEARCA evaluation confirms major gains for Filipino rice farmers under DA RCEF-RESP

11 February 2026
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—A nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has confirmed that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund–Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) of the Philippine Department of Agricult…
Philippine Information Agency
Journal Online
Daily Guardian
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—A nationwide endline evaluation led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has confirmed that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund–Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) of the Philippine Department of Agricult…

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