Submission of Applications for Executive Forum on Food Security Now Open

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is now accepting applications for participation in the third regional offering of the Executive Forum on Food Security: Leaders in ASEAN Agriculture and Development. This forum will be held on 6-10 June 2016 at SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

The goal of the forum is to build a community of ASEAN leaders in agriculture who are empowered with knowledge on key contemporary issues in agriculture and food security, with a focus on new knowledge, high impact technologies, and innovative approaches, so that the challenges arising from a dynamic agri-food landscape may be met.

The forum is composed of three modules, namely: 1) New Elements in the Agriculture Development Landscape; 2) The ASEAN Landscape for Agriculture vis-a-vis the Global Agriculture Landscape; and 3) New Leadership Modes. These modules will be integrated into a learning framework and will use three "learning vehicles:" knowledge triggers, knowledge generators, and knowledge applications.

Intended participants of the forum include middle managers to senior leaders in national agriculture, fisheries, and rural development agencies; officials in related government agencies, with responsibility for aspects on food security; leaders from private entities, statutory bodies, and civil society organizations; staff from international and regional bodies located in the Southeast Asian region; and senior and middle-level officials of higher education institutions in agriculture and related fields.

Technical coordinator of the forum is Dr. Paul S. Teng, Principal Officer at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

The forum fee is USD692.00/live-in participant (includes board and lodging, forum kits and other materials, meals during forum) and USD464.00/live-out participant (includes forum kits and other materials, meals during forum). Forum fees do not include international and local airfares.

For more information, please email Ms. Nova A. Ramos, Program Specialist, Training Unit-Knowledge Management Department, SEARCA (nea@searca.org;  nearamos@gmail.com).