SEARCA to discuss food security amid COVID-19 in first digital brainstorm webinar

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CEBU CITY, Philippines—The “new normal” resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak would need wider participation in agriculture among urban residents as an alternative food

To promote further the idea of having urban residents put up their own gardens, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture will be discussing urban agriculture during its first digital brainstorm webinar via Zoom, according to an emailed press release.

By using Zoom and Facebook Live postings, among others, SEARCA strengthens its efforts to break boundaries, both in physical and conceptual terms, to strategically disseminate just-in-time solutions. “Solutions to these problems actually abound so we are offering SEARCA as a gateway for these information to be made more accessible to farmers, farming families, and farmer organizations,” Gregorio added.“Rethinking food security, Sowing seeds of curiosity: What, Where and How for the Philippines and Southeast Asia.”

On the other hand, Hidalgo will share specific urban agriculture approaches like containerized and modular farming strategies.

 

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