Saturday, 5 July 2025 marked an important moment for the Gunung Gambar area, one of the assisted sites of Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta UGM). On that day, a robusta coffee harvest festival was held, attended by local farmers, the Ngawen Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis), UGM’s Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) students, the academic community of the Faculty of Agriculture, village officials, and the Regent of Gunungkidul, Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih. This harvest produced a total of 30 kilograms of robusta coffee.
In her remarks, the Regent of Gunungkidul, Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih, emphasized the importance of diversifying tourism potential in the region, one of which is through the development of coffee tourism in Gunung Gambar. read more

Professor of the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), Prof. Dr. Jamhari, S.P., M.P., emphasized the importance of strengthening Lumbung Mataraman as a key strategy to achieve sustainable food security in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). He delivered this message while serving as the keynote speaker at the Regional Development Control Coordination Meeting for the second quarter of 2025, which carried the theme “Strengthening Food Security in DIY through the Transformation and Optimization of Lumbung Mataraman,” on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, at Gedhong Pracimasana, Kepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta. read more

Agro Digital & Innovation Week “PADI JATENG 2025” was held on 18-22 July 2025, at the Soropadan Agro Center, Temanggung Regency, Central Java Province. One of the main focuses of this event was agricultural digitalization, which is increasingly needed to improve efficiency and productivity in the agribusiness sector. The series of programs at PADI JATENG 2025 was packaged with various engaging activities.

“Agriculture in English is Agri and culture. Therefore, we designed this agro week to also showcase cultural elements that remain inseparable from farmers’ lives,” emphasized Opik Mahendra, S.P., M.Sc., Head of Bapeltan Central Java. read more