The Agricultural Extension and Communication Study Program of the Faculty of Agriculture at UGM once again held Pagelaran Kasongo 2024. This biannual event, now in its ninth edition, carried the theme “Young Agri-AIvolution.” The head of the organizing committee, Shafira Azkia Afham, S.P. (Alumnus of the PKP Program), shared that Pagelaran Kasongo aims to introduce the Agricultural Extension and Communication Study Program (Prodi PKP) to the wider community and increase the interest of young people in the agricultural sector. read more

The community service team from the Faculty of Agriculture UGM, led by Dody Kastono, S.P., M.P., provided assistance to Millennial Farmers in Sleman on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in Purwomartani, Kalasan, Sleman. The assistance activity included training on watermelon cultivation, pest and disease management, Bacillus production, and soil structure improvement, which can contribute to increased production. The training session was attended by 44 participants, consisting of the management and members of the Millennial Farmers of Sleman. 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