About Us
The Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) is a duly registered non-government organization based in the Philippines and implements projects in several countries in Southeast Asia. It has about 45 years of experience in rural development work, with a specific focus on the empowerment of farming communities. It promotes agroecology with emphasis on agricultural biodiversity. It builds partnerships with farming communities; relevant government, research and academic institutions; and civil society organizations (CSOs).
Milestones
SEARICE started as a “circle of friends” in 1977 among activists from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. After about 45 years of working in several countries in Southeast Asia, SEARICE has become a catalyst for transformative agroecology, highlighting the protection of agricultural biodiversity and promotion of farmers’ rights.
Our Work
SEARICE is a catalyst for transformative agroecology, highlighting the protection of agricultural biodiversity and promotion of farmers’ rights. SEARICE's current and past projects exemplify SEARICE's technical and policy work in these work areas. In all its projects, SEARICE takes a three-pronged approach towards promoting sustainable and resilient agri-food systems, including: (1) capacity development of smallholder farmers and empowering rural communities; (2) community-driven policy advocacy building on the work with the grassroots; and (3) networking and linkaging with relevant stakeholders for alliance building.
