Students of the Agricultural Extension and Communication (BAEC) Study Program, class of 2023, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University (Faperta UGM), participated in the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Berdampak (MBKB) program through mentoring in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Training for Independent Agricultural Extension Workers. This intensive activity took place for five days on April 6–10, 2026, at the UPTD Center for Agricultural Human Resources Development (BPSDMP) Jaranan, Panggungharjo, Sewon, Bantul, as well as through field visits to the Yogyakarta Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG DIY) Climatology Station and Rejo Farm, Sleman. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, through the Department of Fisheries, organized the Local Fish Stocking Ceremony at UGM Valley Lake. This activity is a follow-up to the collaboration between the Yogyakarta Provincial Marine and Fisheries Office and UGM, serving as a tangible commitment to preserving terrestrial ecosystems and enriching aquatic biodiversity within the campus.

The event was attended by R. Hery Sulistio Hermawan, S.Pi., M.T, Head of the Yogyakarta Marine and Fisheries Office; Prof. Suadi, S.Pi., M.Agr., Sc., Ph.D, Director of Human Resources at UGM; representatives from UGM Residence; village officials from Caturtunggal; and members of the academic community of the Department of Fisheries. The ceremony was opened by Abiyyu Dzaki Hernawan, a Fisheries student and finalist of Duta Gemarikan DIY. read more

In the Biotechnology Seminar series at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), the second session featured Dr. Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Her presentation, titled “Survival Strategies of Xenobiotic-Degrading Bacteria: Heterogeneity in Plasmid-Borne Catabolic Ability,” examined how environmental bacteria adapt to xenobiotic stress through complex genetic and regulatory mechanisms. read more