Saturday, 5 July 2025 marked an important moment for the Gunung Gambar area, one of the assisted sites of Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta UGM). On that day, a robusta coffee harvest festival was held, attended by local farmers, the Ngawen Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis), UGM’s Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) students, the academic community of the Faculty of Agriculture, village officials, and the Regent of Gunungkidul, Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih. This harvest produced a total of 30 kilograms of robusta coffee.
In her remarks, the Regent of Gunungkidul, Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih, emphasized the importance of diversifying tourism potential in the region, one of which is through the development of coffee tourism in Gunung Gambar.

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Agro Digital & Innovation Week “PADI JATENG 2025” was held on 18-22 July 2025, at the Soropadan Agro Center, Temanggung Regency, Central Java Province. One of the main focuses of this event was agricultural digitalization, which is increasingly needed to improve efficiency and productivity in the agribusiness sector. The series of programs at PADI JATENG 2025 was packaged with various engaging activities.

“Agriculture in English is Agri and culture. Therefore, we designed this agro week to also showcase cultural elements that remain inseparable from farmers’ lives,” emphasized Opik Mahendra, S.P., M.Sc., Head of Bapeltan Central Java.

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On Monday, 2 June, 2025, the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), once again held the Entrepreneurship Expo at the Prof. Harjono Danoesastro Auditorium, Faperta UGM. The 2025 Entrepreneurship Expo marked the second year of the event, which is part of the Entrepreneurship course practicum initiated by the lecturers and assistants of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Study Program (EPA). This year’s Expo became a platform for students to present their creativity and innovations in the food and beverage (FnB) business. Compared to last year, a greater variety of food and beverage products became the new highlight of the 2025 Entrepreneurship Expo.

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