Faculty of Agriculture UGM in collaboration with Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) held a training of trainers workshop on Wednesday-Thursday, February 21-22, 2024 at the Center for Agrotechnology Innovation (PIAT) UGM. The event was attended by citrus farmers, extension workers, and plant pest observers (POPT) from eight regencies, namely Bangli Regency, Sambas Regency, Rejang Lebong Regency, Malang Regency, Jember Regency, Banyuwangi Regency, Garut Regency, and Purworejo Regency. read more

A shocking fact shows that invasive insect pests can cost the world up to 10 billion USD in agriculture sector, every year. It becomes the first challenge emerged by climate change, which caused a poleward shift in distribution of insects. The second challenge is demography and metabolism of insects.

This was delivered by Buyung A.R. Hadi, Ph.D., an entomologist who has worked along with 100.000 farmers from 60 countries, affiliated with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in a general lecture held on 27 November 2023 at Faculty of Agriculture UGM. read more

Monday, 14 August 2023, marks the starting point of a new academic journey for the New Undergraduate Students of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), including the First Batch Students of International Undergraduate Class (IUC) at Faculty of Agriculture UGM. The IUC is a new, fresh offer for Undergraduate Students Batch 2023 at the Faculty and intended to be a knowledge-enriching as well as perspective-broadening education environment for Students in the VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) era. Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Dyah Weny Respatie, S.P., M.Si., said that IUC is part of internationalization steps. As a highlight, 8 Study Programs at Faculty of Agriculture UGM are internationally accredited by ASIIN. read more