A community service program carried out at the Restu Ibu Women’s Farmer Group (KWT), Maguwoharjo Village, Depok Subdistrict, Sleman Regency, successfully improved the quality of MOCAF (Modified Cassava Flour) and developed a range of MOCAF-based processed food products.

The program ran for eight months, from April to November 2024, and involved a team from the Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), consisting of Muhammad Saifur Rohman, S.P., M.Si., M.Eng., Ph.D., Dr. Ir. Triyanto, M.Si., along with students from the Aquaculture Study Program, including Nanang Kurnia Putra, Khoridatul Lutfiyah, Miftakhul Jannah, Devian Bilhaq Robby Muhammad, and Matteo Abraham Kobe Susetyo. read more

A team from the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) conducted a community service program in Kembang Hamlet, Wonokerto Village, Turi Subdistrict, Sleman Regency. This initiative aimed to enhance the skills of local youth in cultivating ornamental fish and plants, building upon Kembang Hamlet’s significant potential in the fisheries and agricultural sectors.

“Through skill development in ornamental fish and plant cultivation, we hope to boost productivity and create employment opportunities for the younger generation in Kembang Hamlet, while also supporting local economic development,” stated Dr. Eko Setyobudi, S.Pi., M.Si., the head of the community service team. read more

Khosyi Adam Surya Atmaja (Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, 2022), along with his teammates Aryawijaya Adiyatma (Agricultural Industrial Technology, 2022) and Amanda Inkuta Ramadhania (Management, 2022), have taken an innovative step in waste management through their startup idea, SAMPAI: Turning Waste into Value.

The team successfully joined the Innovation Challenge program organized by Innovation Academy UGM, focusing on collecting used cooking oil from Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and distributing it to used oil processors. Their goal is to profit from the margin between collection and processing while contributing to environmental sustainability. read more