Final presentation as the final agenda of AIMS students was held on Friday, 1 December 2023, at Seminar Room 1, Building Agrotropica Learning Center (AGLC), Faculty of Agriculture UGM. On this Final Presentation Day, AIMS students presented a 10 minutes presentation of their experiences during studying at Faculty of Agriculture UGM for about one semester in Academic Year 2023/2024.

AIMS students who attended the final presentation day were Hibiki Sawada (Japan), Kizashi Koga (Japan), Anzu Nakai (Japan), Honomi Okada (Japan), Kei Yanagihara (Japan), Fae Coleen Lagura (Philippines), and To Thi Kim Oanh (Vietnam), while Dang Thu Trang (Vietnam) could not attend due to illness. All of the AIMS students were very enthusiastic in sharing their experiences, both in academic and social activities. 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

Student Executive Board, Student Family of Faculty of Agriculture UGM (BEM KM Faperta UGM) has been conducting Faperta Mengajar 2023 activities from 23 September until 29 October 2023 with the theme “Farmer Service Towards a Brilliant Future for Children” to give the elementary school children in Sumberan Hamlet, Kalurahan Candibinangun, Kapanewon Pakem, Sleman Regency, an introduction to agriculture.

Muhammad Iqram as the Chief Executive of Faperta Mengajar 2023 said that one of the agricultural commodities introduced was vegetables, such as spinach. “We invite the children to plant together the spinach seeds that we have prepared. In our opinion, spinach is easier to care for and often encountered by the children. For about fisheries, we introduce several types of marine fish. We also associate with existing cartoons such as the film “Finding Nemo” to attract more attention to learn about the types of fish,” said Iqram when met in at the campus (29/9). read more