On Sunday, 22 September 2024, the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) hosted a Family Gathering event to celebrate its 78th anniversary. The event brought together over 700 participants, including faculty members, staff, their families, and students. It served as a platform for strengthening relationships and reminiscing about shared experiences, as highlighted by Dr. Makruf Nurudin, S.P., M.P., Chair of the 78th Anniversary Organizing Committee.

“The most important moment today is the opportunity to reconnect with one another, which we should be grateful for and use to reminisce. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of this event,” said Dr. Makruf. read more

On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, the Department of Soil at the Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), organized a guest lecture themed “Micrometeorology Technology for Precision Agriculture and Carbon Farming.” The lecture was delivered by Prof. Cheng-I Hsieh from the Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering at National Taiwan University, held at the Prof. Harjono Danoesastro Auditorium.

During the session, Prof. Cheng-I Hsieh covered three key topics that are currently of significant interest among researchers: precision agriculture for farm management, indoor vertical farming, and carbon farming. He also highlighted the connection between smart agriculture, micrometeorology, and machine learning, which closely relates to artificial intelligence. In his presentation, he shared several case studies from Taiwan and discussed the results of his collaborative research on micrometeorology. read more

Elia Laila Rizqiyah, a postgraduate from the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), achieved the distinction of being the youngest postgraduate graduate across UGM during the Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony for Period I of the 2024/2025 academic year, held on Thursday, 24 October 2024. Elia, who pursued the Fast Track program in the Soil Science for her Undergraduate and Master’s Programs, completed her Master’s degree at the remarkable age of 22 years and 6 months. read more