THE Philippine-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) is spearheading the effort to establish an agricultural research consortium with the convening of more than 100 stakeholders from Southeast Asia (SEA) at the center's headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.

The objective of the Regional Stakeholders Consultation Workshop held at Searca in June was to discuss the establishment of a regional research consortium through the Consortium for Agricultural Development, Research and Extension in Southeast Asia (Cadre).