Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) facilitates seven students in AIMS program, one of them is Koko Nomura, a PhD student from the Department of Regional Agriculture Regional Symbiosis Course, Ibaraki University, Japan. She stated that she was driven by her curiosity to learn about the main course she interested in, that is related to annual crop in Indonesia, especially paddy.

Koko explained, she chose Gadjah Mada University because it has various faculties, so that he thought it will provide a nice environment for her to enhance her communication skills among others. In addition, she also showed her biggest motivation to learn at Faculty of Agriculture UGM because she can learn about non tilling way of crops growing way. read more

On 17 October 2024, the Department of Agricultural Socioeconomics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, proudly held the second International Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Socioeconomics, Agribusiness, and Rural Development (ICSASARD). The international seminar, themed “Transformation towards Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Rural Development,” was conducted in a hybrid format at The Alana Yogyakarta Hotel & Convention Center, Sleman.

ICSASARD brought together academics, practitioners, students, and researchers from various countries such as Ecuador, Hungary, the Philippines, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia to discuss and collaborate on topics related to environmental sustainability, food security, and rural development, promoting the transformation of agricultural and food systems. read more

PLANTAGAMA, one of the semi-independent organizations (BSI) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, which focuses on nature enthusiasts, held the second phase of its Advanced Training for instructor candidates. This phase concentrated on rigging training (rope installation) using single rope technique (SRT) for vertical cave exploration.

Narito Wahyu Prasetyo, Chair of PLANTAGAMA 2024 and a student of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness program (Class of 2021), explained that PLANTAGAMA instructor candidates must go through three levels of Advanced Training. He emphasized that the second phase of training, held at Jomblang Cave, Gunung Kidul, was designed to hone the technical skills of PLANTAGAMA’s special members (AK) in vertical environments. read more