The ambassador of Japan to the Philippines has commended the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) for its work in implementing research projects in cooperation with the Japan- ese government.
Among the collaborative activities between Japanese institutions and Searca were research on food fermentation; production of salted cucumber and ginger for export to Japan; sustainability of upland vegetable farming in Laguna and Benguet; agro-industry man-agement survey in the Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan; agro-industrial development planning focused on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam; and an integrated rural development project for agrarian reform beneficiaries in Jalajala, Rizal.
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