Searca launches research travel grant program

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) has set up a quarterly travel grant program that provides up to $1,200 to each qualified agriculture and agriculture-related professional and social scientist, including graduate students in Southeast Asia.

The program is part of Searca’s development model called ISARD, or “inclusive and sustainable agricultural rural development,” aimed at improving the lives of marginal Southeast Asian farmers, Searca Director Gil C. Saguiguit Jr. said.