Diana Sinta Pramudita, a 2020 student from Plant Protection Program, earned a silver medal for her research project titled “Uncovering Anti-Virulence Proteins Through Gene Mining in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum Phages as Potential Biocontrol Agents for Wilt Disease”. This achievement was presented at the 3rd International Conference in Biological Science X Open Bioproject Competition 2024. Her dedication to plant protection inspired this innovative approach to combating plant diseases.

Nana, as she is affectionately called, developed her research project during her internship at the Bioinformatics Research Center-Institute of Bioinformatics Indonesia (BRC INBIO). Her study focuses on bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, a Gram-negative bacterium resistant to conventional control methods. read more

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