Waste is a classic environmental problem faced by local governments, especially in urban areas where the intensity of waste disposal is very high. Agrotechnology Innovation Center (AIC) is highly committed to making use of the waste to be converted into energy source by conducting a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) in collaboration with Department of Chemical Engineering of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) aimed to generate great solutions to the problem especially in Yogyakarta. The FGD was a series of the 1^st Annual Symposium on Solid Waste Refinery (1^stANSWER) held at Heritage Place, Yogyakarta, on November 7^th, 2018 and focused on the Problems and Solutions of Urban Waste Management. The chair of the Indonesia Solid Waste Forum (ISWF), Chandra Wahyu Purnomo, S.T., M. Eng., D.Eng. reported that the occasion engaged not only academics but also government and practitioners. He added that research carried out by academics will be useful if it is applied to the environment. read more

On October, 30^th-31^st 2018, Researchers of Agrotechnology Innovation Center (AIC) were sent to attend the 18^th Asia Pacific Conference on Food Security (ARCoFS18) “Food Security and Survival of Mankind” held at Hotel Putrajaya, Bangi, Malaysia. The event was held in collaboration with the International Institute of Palm Management (IIPM), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), and Bogor Agricultural University. ARCoFS18 also invited Malaysian of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MOA), Department of Agriculture (DOA) and Malaysia Academy of Sciences (MAS). ARCoFS18 is an international conference that brings agricultural researchers, practitioners, and policymakers together in the Asia Pacific region. The event was not only aimed to arrange strategic policies in agriculture but also to identify megatrends that affect food security. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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 27^th, 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. read more

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