Taiwan eyes regional study, research center as agri partner

TAIWAN is looking at the Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) as major partner and a window to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in agriculture and rural development.

Searca officials, during a recent visit to Taiwan, discussed with the Council of Agriculture (CoA) Executive Yuan, National Taiwan University (NTU) and the Taiwan-based Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) common interests and priority concerns that will be the basis for collaborations in research, graduate education and institutional development and knowledge management initiatives.