The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

• Description. The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) was established by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) in 1966 primarily to provide participating countries high quality graduate study in agriculture; promote, undertake, and coordinate research programs related to the needs and problems of the Southeast Asian region; and disseminate the findings of agricultural research and experimentation.
• Mission. SEARCA is committed to building the capacities of Southeast Asian institutions working toward agricultural and rural development through graduate scholarship, research and development, and knowledge management.
• Vision. SEARCA aims to be the leading enabler in the science and practice of agriculture and rural development in Southeast Asia.
• Priority Themes. SEARCA’s current priority themes are natural resource management and agricultural competitiveness.
• Administration. SEARCA is currently headed by Director Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr. He is assisted by two Deputy Directors, one a non-Filipino, but a national of any of the other SEAMEO member countries, who takes charge of SEARCA's programs, and the other a Filipino by citizenship, who takes charge of administration.
• Location. SEARCA is located at the University of the Philippines Los Baños Campus, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
• Contact Numbers. (63-49) 536-2287 or 536-2290
• Email Address. post@searca.org
• Website. http://www.searca.org

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The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture website at http://beta.searca.org/searca/index.php/about-us.