Students from the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), who are part of the Kuliah Kerja Nyata–Pembelajaran dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (KKN–PPM) Period II 2025 Saga Mandar team, along with Field Supervisor Arom Figyantika, S.Hut., M.Sc., Ph.D., successfully implemented a community service program titled “Si Padi & Si Kelapa: Optimizing Rice Farming Productivity through Silica Fertilizer Production and Utilizing Coconut Fiber Waste into Dishwashing Sponges” in Katumbangan Lemo Village, Campalagian Subdistrict, Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi. read more

As part of the third-day agenda of the Summer Course on Sustainable Tropical Agriculture 2025 (SC-STA 2025), the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), invited participants to take part in a field learning activity at the Merapi coffee cultivation center in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region.

The activity was guided by Andrianto Ansari, S.T.P., M.Agr., Ph.D., and Dr. Priyaji Agung Pambudi, S.Pd., M.Si., who accompanied international participants from Singapore, Bangladesh, Gambia, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines. On this occasion, the participants explored sustainable tropical coffee cultivation practices in Cangkringan, Sleman. The robusta coffee grown in this area is not only a flagship local agricultural commodity but also plays a significant role in boosting the local economy. 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