A five-day International Symposium on “The Changing Face of Agriculture” was held at Lqbal Auditorium of the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan. The UAF believes that universities should rephrase their research priorities in order to bring positive change for highest productivity in the agricultural sector. read>>

The Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia celebrated Earth Day on April 22, 2009 with the theme of Environmental Awareness. The purpose of the event was to increase the awareness of young people and the public on the environment and how to save it for the future. read>>

The Post Harvest and Seed Sciences Division (PSSD) of the Crop Science Cluster, College of Agriculture of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) held the “Training of Trainers on Horticulture Chain Management for Asian Countries” on April 13-18 at the SEARCA Residence Hotel.read>>

The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) have collaborated with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI) on a program titled 'Brain Gain Malaysia' for the conduct of a research project on Control of Diversity and the Carbon Balance of Tropical Forests, which was launched on March 13, 2009 at Serdang. read>>

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has collaborated with Solution Engineering Holdings Bhd (SEH) in the establishment of a pilot plant capable of producing bio based vegetable oil. The plant will be located in Puchong, Malaysia. read>>