A JOINT program of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) and East-West Seed Philippines, the Young Agripreneurs Building Opportunities, Nurturing Growth (Yabong) Bootcamp closed on Thursday, May 9, 2024, with a pitching session, graduation and innovation fair at Searca in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna.

Searca Director Glen Gregorio said 20 young farmers, selected out of 160 applicants from all over Luzon, joined the bootcamp to enhance their vegetable production and entrepreneurship expertise.