Transforming Agriculture though Adoption of Climate Resilient Practices

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Prof. Moises Neil V. Seriño, PhD, is a professor of the Department of Economics, College of Management and Economics, Visayas State University (VSU), Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. He is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Young Scientist Award given by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines for his substantial contribution in socioeconomics and development in the Visayas. He finished BS in Statistics in 2005 from Leyte State University, Philippines. He earned his master's degree in International Development Program (IDP) (economics) at the International University of Japan in 2009. He pursued doctorate degree in Economics at the University of Göttingen, Germany in 2014. He was a visiting research fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan in 2019. He was a John Dillon Fellow - Philippines (2021) of the Australian Center for International and Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australia and recipient of the USDA Scientific Exchange Fellow (2023) at Louisiana State University, USA. He is currently the Dean of the College of Management and Economics, Visayas State University (2020 - present) and concurrent director of the Visayas Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Center (ViSERDAC) (2020 - present). He was elected board member of the Philippine Agriculture and Economic Development Association (PAEDA) in 2021 and served as the convenor of the Australia Alumni Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Community of Practice (AANCoP) in 2022.