The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), took part in the Socialization of Forms and Assistance for the Sustainability Campus Action (SCA) 2026 organized by the University’s Quality Assurance and Reputation Unit (SPMRU) on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, via an online platform. This activity served as a follow-up to the launch of the SCA 2026 program held on March 3, 2026.
In this agenda, the Faculty of Agriculture was represented by the Head of the Administration Office, Agus Sudarwinto, S.E., M.M., along with his team. Each participant received guidance on completing the sustainability forms, which included indicators from UI GreenMetric, QS Sustainability Rankings, and THE Impact Rankings, as well as directions regarding the implementation of sustainability-oriented initiatives at the faculty level.
As part of the program, each faculty will be granted funding of IDR 20,000,000 to support at least five sustainability-related activities. These initiatives include training on waste management using digital scales, energy efficiency practices, water conservation efforts, and other programs relevant to the agricultural sector.
The Faculty of Agriculture’s contribution to SCA 2026 supports the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production, SDG 13: Climate action, and SDG 15: Life on land. read more

The field assistance team for the Callina (California) Papaya Planting Partnership Program, a collaboration between the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) and PT Indomarco Prismatama (Indomaret), conducted a year-end evaluation on December 24, 2025. The visit aimed to review the progress of the cultivation and assess the achievements of the program, which has been running for approximately one year.

The visit, led by Dody Kastono, S.P., M.P. (Lecturer of Agronomy), showed that the Callina Papaya plants are now six months old and have entered the harvest phase, with all production input requirements being met optimally. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) officially launched the 2025 Summer Course on Sustainable Tropical Agriculture with an online pre-course session held via Zoom on Friday, July 4, 2025. This session marked the beginning of the program, introducing participants to coffee cultivation and field experiences under the theme “The Journey of Coffee from Seed to Cup.”

The pre-course was attended by participants from diverse academic backgrounds, both domestic and international. It began with an overview of the program, which will run for over a month, from July 4 to August 8, 2025. The session also introduced the instructors and guest experts who will lead both the online classes and offline field trips. The teaching team includes Instructors, Teaching Assistants (TAs), and Experts with extensive experience in sustainable tropical agriculture. read more