Agrotechnology Innovation Center (AIC) received a visit from an international seed expert namely Prof. Shri Mohan Jain from the University of Helsinki, Finland and Dr. Maarten van Zonneveld from The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC), a private company engaged in the genetic bank sector (16/11). The arrival of the two seed experts was part of a series of activities at the International Conference on Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Engineering (BioMIC) 2018 organized by Universitas Gadjah Mada and had been held on October from 19 to 20 at Eastparc Hotel, Yogyakarta. They were scheduled to deliver a public lecture at the Faculty of Agriculture which was attended by graduate students who focus on plant breeding.
October
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 2018 was trusted to establish a Center for Excellence in Higher Education Science and Technology in the field of agricultural innovation (Inagrotech). Therefore, Agrotechnology Innovation Center (AIC) as a supporting unit that match the field was specifically designated by UGM to realize the center of excellence. In term of evaluating the development of research for the progress of AIC, AIC carried out the Inagrotech Research and the roadmap at the Santika Premiere Jogja Hotel on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
SD Tumbuh 4 is a school that implements a national curriculum with the enrichment of local wisdom content based on agricultural and environmental. To support learning process in multi-age classes (first and second grade) whom are currently learning about school privilege program (agriculture), SD Tumbuh 4 made a visit to PIAT UGM on August 27th, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to observe several types of livestock (deer, cows, and goats), to find out how to take care of those livestock, and to learn the benefit of processed products of livestock.