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

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), continued the Summer Course on Sustainable Tropical Agriculture 2025 (SC-STA 2025) on its third day, Wednesday, 6 August 2025, with a field visit to the Bumi Langit Institute in Imogiri, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The visit was accompanied by Faperta UGM lecturers, Dr. Prayogo Probo Asmoro, S.P., M.Si., and Andrianto Ansari, S.T.P., M.Agr., Ph.D.

In this session, participants from various countries including Singapore, Bangladesh, Gambia, and the Philippines gained first-hand learning about the concept of permaculture, a sustainable farming approach that harmonizes human activities with nature. Guided by Bumi Langit facilitator, Mrs. Ria, the group explored three main stations: Water Management, Fermentation, and Greywater Treatment. read more