The Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), successfully organized a Biotechnology Seminar on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Venture Room, AGLC Building, 6th floor. The seminar, which took place from 09.00–11.30 WIB, featured four biotechnology experts from various prestigious institutions in Japan.

The event was attended by several leaders and lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture, including Prof. Ir. Jaka Widada, M.P., Ph.D., as the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture; Mgs. Muhammad Prima Putra, S.Pi., M.Sc., Ph.D., as the AGLC Manager; and Desi Utami, S.P., M.Env.Sc., Ph.D., as the Head of the Undergraduate Program in Agricultural Microbiology and the moderator for the event. read more

The series of activities for the ACIAR HORT/2019/164 research project entered its third day with a field visit agenda. Following two days of intensive symposiums in Yogyakarta, participants were invited to directly observe citrus cultivation conditions in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, as part of efforts to understand the real challenges of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease at the farmer level.

The first visit was to a citrus nursery at CV Mitra Bibit, Kemiri District, where participants could observe the citrus seedling production process and discuss HLB prevention strategies with farmers and field technicians from the early stages of cultivation. The discussion highlighted the importance of using healthy and tolerant rootstock, as well as implementing orchard sanitation standards to reduce the risk of disease spread. read more

The second day of the Workshop on Preparedness and Management of Huanglongbing (HLB), organized by the Faculty of Agriculture UGM in collaboration with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), was held at PIAT UGM, Berbah, Yogyakarta, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The first session presented a series of materials highlighting extension policies, agricultural human resource development strategies, and best management practices to support the sustainability of the citrus industry. read more