The Registration date has been extended till June 23, 2021

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, continues holding its third-year summer course on food. The theme of this year’s summer course is Local Indigenous Functional Food’s Roles in The Era of Covid19 Pandemic: From Farm to Table.
This summer course is designed for those keen to learn and work hard to improve their understanding, knowledge, and skill in functional food development and production. Through this summer course, participants will learn the concept of indigenous-based functional foods development from farm to table, which is divided into the following three sub-topics:
1. Sustainable agriculture for plants, herbs, and spices containing active compounds (Agriculture, machinery, etc.) (day 1 to 3),
2. Processing and product development (extraction, product development, health benefit, consumer behavior, packaging, regulation, etc.) (day 4-5, 8), and
3. Management and supply chain of functional foods (day 9).

Besides engaging in the lecture with the experts and group discussion with students and staff of different countries, the participants will also experience virtual field trips and community visits to Indonesian villages. This program will be held virtually from 13-23 July 2021.

Students and professionals are welcomed to participate. The registration fee is Rp.350.000,- (± 25 USD) for students and Rp. 500.000.- (± 35 USD) for professional.

Visit us at http://ugm.id/SCFTP2021
For further information and inquiry, please contact us at summercourse.ftp@ugm.ac.id or arima.diah.s@ugm.ac.id

Celebrating the eleventh lustrum of Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Food and Agricultural Product Technology of Gadjah Mada University alongside with Association of Indonesian Food Technologist (PATPI) – Yogyakarta Chapter held a national seminar with the theme of “Food and Agricultural Product Technology Towards The Improvement of Global Competitiveness”. Approximately 200 participants from all across Indonesia came for the two days event at the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Gadjah Mada University. The event started with an excursion on August 30th 2018 followed by poster and oral presentation on the following day.

The participants visited the Agricultural Technology Park (Taman Teknologi Pertanian) located in Gunung Kidul regency, at Nglanggeran village on 30th August 2018. The park was under the authority of Badan Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (BPTP) with the assistance from the Faculty of Agricultural Technology of Gadjah Mada University. Dr. Titiek D. Djafaar as BPTP staff presented the introduction of the park and researches held by UGM which were applied for the product development. A traditional performance of gejlok lesung exhibited during the lunch time by the locals also enlivens the impression of Nglanggeran village.

During the visit, the participants were able to watch the chocolate making process. The Nglanggeran Agricultural Technology Park processes cacao grown by the local people into chocolate candy, chocolate bar, and chocolate powder. Another differentiated products consist of cipiran cokelat, untir cokelat, sale salut cokelat, onde-onde cokelat, and another creative products. The park has an integrated system of the cacao processing by manufacturing the waste in the form of pulp of the cacao fruit to produce mineral blocks used as supplements for goat’s feed. The Etawa goat’s milk is then flavored by the chocolate and sold as chocolate milk powder. It can also be bought as original Etawa goat’s milk.

Currently, a research about probiotic incorporation using milk as the carrier in chocolate candy is conducted at the park by several fourth-year students of Food and Agricultural Product Technology of UGM with the assistance of Dr. Ir. Tyas Utami, M.Sc and Prof. Dr. Ir. Endang Sutriswati Rahayu. A sensory test of the probiotic chocolate candy was also done with the participants as the panelists.

At the age of 54, Faculty of Agricultural Technology UGM soon formed alumni containers. This is done considering the thousands of alumni scattered in all corners of the homeland does not have a container / set that can accommodate alumni across departments, across generations, and across strata.

It was said by the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology of UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Eni Harmayani, M.Sc., when opening the Alumni Congress at the local campus auditorium, Monday (18/9). Congress in order to form alumni container is attended by 150 participants who are graduates of FTP UGM representatives cross border, cross strata and department.

By forming alumni containers, said Eni Harmayani, there are several advantages gained, such as increasing the relationship and contribute to the development of student learning activities and the development of the real world in science and technology. Individual or institutional alumni can facilitate students to support various teaching and learning activities, while faculty can participate in finding solutions to the problems faced by alumni.

“This is the first time an alumni congress has been held, and the goal is to establish a forum for alumni of Faculty of Agricultural Technology UGM, which is expected to be used for various things, besides the gathering event, it can also share experiences. as well as faculty, “he said.

With alumni containers, the dean said, the alumni can provide input for the faculty, especially related to the curriculum and implementation of learning. With the extraordinary alumni experience will strengthen UGM’s position as the best university in the country.

Eni Harmayani is convinced that the scattered alumni will be an extraordinary power. Therefore, the faculty with all the resources that have been trying to unite the scattered alumni, united in one container, that is the container of UGM FTP Alumni Association.

“Currently we have 3 departments, namely the Department of Food Technology and Agricultural Products, the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Biosystem (formerly agricultural mechanization) and the Department of Agricultural Industrial Technology (PIP) .From 3 Departments, FTP has 9 accredited national study with the value A. We not yet satisfied, for S1 TPB study program has received international accreditation AUN-QA, regional level of Asean .. Prodi S1 ??from TIP also have received international accreditation, also TPHP in process to get international accreditation Therefore, support from all alumni is expected , “he said.

Dr. Saiful Rochdyanto, as the alumni congress chairman, added that this FTP UGM alumni congress is the first to bring together alumni across the army, across departments and across strata. This activity is expected to produce UGM FTP Alumni Containers capable of synergizing the power between parties for the wider interest for the development of education, research, and community service.

“For the first time, this activity is called Congress, while the activity that concerning organizational can be referred to as musyawarah, it is expected that the minimum congress will agree on the name of the association of alumni, the articles of association and the household budget, work program, and the election of alumni association chairman,” he said. (UGM / Agung Public Relations)

Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP) UGM held an exhibition of innovation work produced by lecturers through research and mentoring to farmers and MSMEs. Some of the innovation work is in the form of food products, appropriate technology and maket food processing plants. Some of them are tempe juice, rengginang prints, fruit pies and biscuits as well as cookies, liquid smoke factory mills, maket low-fat bean factory, black rice products from SRI rice development in Bantul and Kediri.

Dean of FTP, Prof. Dr. Ir. Eni Harmayani, M.Sc., said that the exhibition of food innovation products is the result of FTP UGM cooperation with partners, such as farmer groups and MSMEs. “We hope that through this innovation exhibition will be more widely known various products that can be utilized by the community and industry, “Eni said at the launch of innovation product exhibition and partner meeting at FTP UGM on Tuesday (12/9).

One of the innovation products on display is the black rice product from Bantul and Kediri farmer groups. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sigit Supadmo Arif, M.Eng., SRI (System of Rice Intensification) rice farmer from UGM FTP said that the cultivation of black rice planting started from SRI rice cultivation movement and clean irrigation movement in Imogiri Bantul. The concept of SRI rice cultivation attracted some peasants to plant local varieties such as black rice originating from Imogiri Bantul. “It was developed by a farmer group four years ago, once a new harvest of 1.4 tons,” said Sigit.

Although farmers who grow black rice are still small, said Sigit, but black rice enthusiasts are quite high. Sigit said, the benefits of black rice compared to other rice in terms of health so that attract many prospective buyers. Sigit said Bantul black rice is known to be low in carbohydrates. “Glycemic levels are very low so it can reduce the risk of diabetes,” said Sigit.

In addition to Bantul, Sigit said, the development of SRI rice culture is also done in Kediri. One group of farmers there was also interested in developing black rice using organic farming system. Ali Maksun, 47, a member of the Mulur Farmer Group, Kencong Village, Kediri, said they initially used SRI rice cultivation offered by UGM. After their harvest per hectare increases then Maksun together with other farmer group members plant different types of local rice varieties. “There are eight local varieties in Kediri,” he said.

Maksun admitted deliberately planting local rice due to demand quite a lot. “I developed well, according to the consumer, it tastes good, let alone we plant organically,” he said.

Currently, said Maksun, for one kilogram of black rice they sell for Rp25 thousand. While the local rice product Bantul, said Sigit, sold Rp20 thousand per kilogram. “We will help connect to farmers if there are interested from outside the city want this variety,” said Sigit. (Public Relations UGM / Gusti Grehenson)

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