Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture director Dr. Glenn Gregorio (center) leads in welcoming the United States Agency for International Development delegation comprising General Development Advisor Dr. Brent Edelman (fifth from right), Private Sector Engagement Officer Emil Francis De Quiros (fourth from right) and US Embassy Manila Economic Officer John Avrett (fifth from left) on their visit to Searca in the University of the Philippines-Los Baños on Sept. 8, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
THE Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) gave a briefing on its program on food security in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia during the recent visit of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) officials.