The document discusses the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). SEARCA's mission is to build capacities and institutions to reduce rural poverty and ensure food security in Southeast Asia through graduate scholarships, research and development, and knowledge management. Its focus areas are natural resource management and agricultural competitiveness. SEARCA aims to create an enabling environment through various learning events, publications, and knowledge platforms to promote sharing and creation of knowledge around agriculture and rural development issues in Southeast Asia.

1. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
Managing Knowledge
Solutions in Agriculture
and Rural Development
in Southeast Asia

2. OUTCOME
An enabled
environment
for rural
poverty
reduction and
food security
in Southeast
Asia via built
capacities and
institutions
Framework of SEARCA’s Ninth Five-Year Plan, 2009-2014
MISSION AREAS
 Graduate
Scholarship
 Research and Dev’t
 Knowledge Mgt
THEMATIC
FOCUS
 Natural Resource
Management
 Agricultural
Competitiveness
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
• Intensive project development and management
• Regionalized operations
• Stronger strategic partnerships/linkages
• Long-term financial viability
• Operational efficiency and productivity

3. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
KM Configuration at SEARCA
KM
Training Unit
Knowledge
Resources
Unit
Biotechnology
Information
Center
Research and
Development
Graduate
Scholarship
Project
Development and
Management

4. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
• Learning events on leadership, research
management, impact assessment
• Executive forums on NRM and emerging issues
• Agribiotech learning events
• www.searca.org
• SEA Agriculture and
development primers
• Policy, research briefs
• BIC e-news service
• BIC comm materials
• KC3
An enabled environment
for rural poverty reduction and food
security in Southeast Asia via built capacities
and institutions in agriculture and NRM
• Seminars - ADSS
• Conferences
• Roundtables
• Asian Journal of
Agric and Dev
(AJAD)
• Discussion paper
series
• Refereed books and
monographs
• Thesis/dissertation
abstracts
• Etc.
KM in Agriculture and Rural
Development in Southeast Asia
Learning
Knowledge
sharing
& use
Knowledge
creation

5. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
An enabled environment
for rural poverty reduction and food
security in Southeast Asia via built capacities
and institutions in agriculture and NRM
• Learning events on leadership, research
management, impact assessment
• Executive forums on NRM and emerging issues
• Agribiotech learning events
• Seminars - ADSS
• Conferences
• Roundtables
• Asian Journal of
Agric and Dev
(AJAD)
• Discussion paper
series
• Refereed books and
monographs
• Thesis/dissertation
abstracts
• Etc.
Learning
Knowledge
sharing
& use
Knowledge
creation
Graduate
Scholarship •Professorial
lectures
R&D
•Research grants
•Dissertation
grants
•Travel grants
KM in Agriculture and Rural
Development in Southeast Asia
• www.searca.org
• SEA Agriculture and
development primers
• Policy, research briefs
• BIC e-news service
• BIC comm materials
• KC3

6. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
community
Vision: Towards K-sharing ARD Communities
SEARCA
National
Partner/
Ministry
National
Partner/
Ministry
Regional
Partner
Western
Universities
UPLB
UPM
Gadjah
Mada
IPB
KU
community
community
community
community
Regional
Partner
International
Partner

7. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
SEARCA BIC

8. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
KM Users/Partners
 Higher education institutions in SEA
 Ministries of agriculture and environment/natural resources
 Other decision-makers, researchers and leaders/ champions:
in national and international public and private sector
organizations, civil society, local governments, and peoples’
organizations

9. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
KM in Agriculture and Natural
Resource Mangement
1. Promoting a learning culture
 Risk-based Food Control Programs in
Southeast Asia: A Regional Seminar-
Workshop, 17-19 May 2011, SEARCA
 Sixth Executive Forum on NRM: Water
and Food in a Changing Environment, 4-
6 Apr 2012, SEARCA
 Online Course on Responding to
Climate Risks in Agriculture and NRM,
15 Apr-9 Jun, 16 Oct-10 Dec 2011; 15
Apr-9 Jun 2012
 International Summer Course: Leaders
in ASEAN Agriculture and Development

10. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
2. Promoting knowledge use through capture,
repackaging, re-use via BIC and KC3
 K-harvesting to develop knowledge/ learning materials for
easier regional access to knowledge solutions via BIC and KC3
website
 E-news
 Expert directory and pool
 Directories of relevant K/L
resources
 Policy briefs, primers,
handbooks, etc.
KM in Agriculture and Natural
Resource Mangement
Visit: http://bic.searca.org/ http://climatechange.searca.org/

11. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
3. Promoting knowledge creation
through platforms of knowledge sharing, reflection
and synthesis
 For development: KC3 regional platform for peer
mentoring and solutions exchange
 Seminars
 Knowledge and learning events on Climate
Change Adaptations in Agriculture and NRM in
SEA
 Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development
 SEA Agriculture and
Development Primers
KM in A/NRM for Responding to
CC in SEA

12. SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY
AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE
Science and Education for Agriculture and Development
Thank you!
www.searca.org