Latest news releases from PR.com for Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:22:00 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/96871 “There is an increasing attention on agriculture due to rising commodity prices. Hopefully, it would increase long-term investments in the sector since rural poverty levels in Asia Pacific are expected to increase in the coming years,” said Dr. Ganesh Thapa, Regional Economist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the opening ceremony of the Asia/Pacific Regional Consultation on IFAD [PR.com - July 25, 2008] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/96871 http://www.pr.com/press-release/71426 Plant biotechnology regulators and decision-makers from all over Southeast Asia will convene for a learning forum on Rationalizing and Harmonizing Plant Biotechnology Regulations in Southeast Asia (SEA) in Bangkok, Thailand. The learning forum will be held on 4-7 March 2008 at Miracle Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The forum will serve as an avenue for participants to exchange experiences and insights in formulating [PR.com - February 10, 2008] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/71426 http://www.pr.com/press-release/71430 The link between biodiversity and climate change is not one-way: just as climate change alters the state of biodiversity, so can changes in biodiversity affect the world’s climate. This is the concern put into the limelight by this conference. [PR.com - February 10, 2008] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/71430 http://www.pr.com/press-release/54898 Multi-awarded Stanford University senior fellow Dr. Scott Rozelle will speak at an international biofuels conference on 7-8 October 2007 at Renaissance Hotel, Makati City, Philippines. He will discuss global/regional biofuel trends. Rozelle, a member of Stanford's new Food, Security, and the Environment Program, is part of Stanford University’s Biofuels Research Project. He has authored over 50 publications. His [PR.com - October 06, 2007] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/54898 http://www.pr.com/press-release/54900 How much do people know about biofuel production and its impacts? Biofuels served as alternatives for imported oil before World War II. Germany, in particular, sold a type of gasoline that contains alcohol fermented from potatoes while grain alcohol was blended with petrol in Great Britain. Most recently, the US already has tax incentives, subsidies, and consumption mandates for biofuel production. The US plans to [PR.com - October 06, 2007] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/54900 http://www.pr.com/press-release/51085 Thailand hosted the 53rd meeting of the Governing Board of the Philippine-based Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). The Governing Board, which is the highest policymaking body of SEARCA, discussed the Center’s strategies and directions in boosting the region’s agriculture and rural development sectors through SEARCA’s core programs of graduate [PR.com - September 09, 2007] Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture http://www.pr.com/press-release/51085