The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), organized a guest lecture titled “Effective Role of Microorganisms in Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability.” held on 14 March 2025. The event was held in a hybrid format, with an offline session at the AGLC Building, Faperta UGM, and an online session via Zoom and YouTube streaming. The keynote speaker was Prof. Fujiyama Kazuhito from Osaka University, Japan, a well-known expert in environmental microbiology. The event was opened by Prof. Ir. Irfan Dwidya Prijambada, M.Eng., Ph.D., a professor from the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM. read more

A research team from the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), has launched a community service program aimed at utilizing wastewater from aquaponic fish farming as liquid organic fertilizer. The program, which runs for ten months from 29 February to 9 December 2024, involves faculty members including Dr. Latif Sahubawa, M.Si., Dr. Bambang Triyatmo, M.P., Dr. Erlina Ambarwati, S.P., M.P., and students from various academic levels. The initiative is designed to support sustainable food production through the SMART ECO-BIOPRODUCTION system. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), hosted the Annual Research Meeting on Climate Resilient Crops Induced by Ultraviolet-B, held on Wednesday, 8 Januray 2024 at the Venture Room, 6th Floor of the Agrotropica Learning Center (AGLC) Building, Faculty of Agriculture UGM. This event is a follow-up to the research project titled “Study on the Expression of Several Shallot Resistance Genes Induced by UV-B Light Against Biotic Stress of Moler Disease.“ The research project is part of the Strategic Research Collaboration Implementation Contract (KATALIS) for the 2024 Fiscal Year, in collaboration with Universitas Padjadjaran, IPB University, and Universitas Andalas. read more