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) team implemented a Community Service Program (PKM) titled “Empowerment of Farmers in Southwest Sumba in Anticipating the Locust Outbreak Through the Utilization of Locusts.” This program is a response to the locust outbreak incident (Locusta migratoria manilensis) that affected Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province in 2023. This PKM aims to provide solution-based extension services to farmers to anticipate and manage locust pests. The activity, which will run for 10 months, started on 29 February 2024, and will end on 9 December 2024. The program is led by Prof. Dr. Ir. Fransiscus Xaverius Wagiman, S.U. from the Department of Plant Pest and Disease, with team members Dr. Dyah Woro Untari, S.P., M.P. from the Department of Agricultural Social Economics, and Ines Citra Risqika, a student from the PKP program. read more