Agriculture Field Seminar is a routine activity carried out by Shizuoka University, Japan in collaboration with Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Gadjah Mada in the framework of a summer course held at UGM. This year, this summer course was attended by 17 Japanese students and 2 lecturers from Shizuoka University. As part of this event, on Monday, 2 September 2024, Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) hosted the 2024 Agriculture Field Seminar held jointly with Shizuoka University, Japan and New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia. The seminar was presented by four keynote speakers who discussed the latest topics in agriculture.
Tahir Khurshid, Ph.D., from the New South Wales, Department of Primary Industries Australia explained about how climate change affects citrus production. Dr. Eka Tarwaca Susila P., S.P., M.P., explained regenerative oil palm plantation in Indonesia and highlighting sustainable practices in oil palm plantation management. While Agus Budi Setiawan, S.P., M.Sc. Ph.D. provided insights on melon breeding and smart farming and outlining innovations in melon breeding and the application of smart technology in agriculture. Meanwhile, Assoc. Prof. Hisae Hirata, discussed disease on wasabi identifying wasabi plant health challenges and potential solutions to improve productivity.
Ir. Jaka Widada, MP, Ph.D., as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada opened the event and warmly welcomed all the attendees. “I hope this program will give some new ideas and also can be a challenge for all students that there are so many kind of tropical plants and tropical fruits need our concern and research implementation,” said the Dean.
This event is also a concrete effort of the Faculty of Agriculture’s commitment to achieve SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.
Author: Khairani Nabilah
Editor: Desi Utami