Faculty of Agriculture UGM conducted water resources conservation program in agricultural land located at Nawungan, Imogiri, Bantul to overcome drought in agricultural land from August 2022 until December 2022. Chaired by Dr. Jamhari, S.P., M.P., the program had another goal to make Nawungan as a prototype of productive conservation agriculture. The following are the team members:

1. Nur Ainun H.J. Pulungan, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D.
2. Chandra Setyawan, S.TP., M.Eng., Ph.D.
3. Edy Trihatmoko, S.Si., M.Sc.
4. Pramasti Dyah Nhindyasari, S.P., M.Sc.
5. Ahmad Priyo Sambodo, S.Si., M.Sc.

This water resources conservation program collaborated with the Lestari Mulyo Farmer Group, an association of Nawungan farmers, to be directly involved in a series of programs. Nawungan was chosen as the location of the water resources conservation program because the agricultural area had lithological drought due to the material and structure of the constituent rocks. Therefore, it was urgent to make a reservoir to collect rainwater using geomembranes. read more

Food security is a common focus that needs to be improved by realizing food sovereignty and food independence. To date, Indonesia has a fairly good score for food affordability, but needs to improve aspects of availability, food quality, and resilience and sustainability of natural resources. For this reason, the government encourages agricultural transformation efforts with inclusive and efficient agricultural development by implementing various policies, such as the development of Closed Loop Horticulture, the development of export-oriented horticultural areas with the CSV (Creating Shared Value) partnership model, control of rice field land conversion, and People’s Business Credit (Kredit Usaha Rakyat/KUR) as a facility for access to financing. 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