The interest of the young people in building startups in Yogyakarta continues to increase. Unfortunately, not many startups can sustainably maintain their business.

“Technology plays an important role in this era of industrial revolution, for which its utilization needs to be optimized especially in the business world. Regarding capital, now there are many funding sources that can be found, access to capital is also getting easier. Not a few institutions, private or governmental, offer capital through various funding schemes,” said Satyaguna Rakhmatulloh, lecturer at Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM who is also the assistant for Young Agriculture Entrepreneur Program of Agriculture Ministry when he became a guest speaker at PPTI # 2 Incubation Training on Wednesday (15/5). read more

A total of 44 graduates of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM are graduated in the May 2019 period. The graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday (22/5) at the Drh. R. Soepardjo Auditorium.

“Congratulations to all graduates who have completed their studies. After this, you can study further, work in institutions, or become entrepreneurs,” said the Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU when giving a remark at the graduation ceremony.

The Dean added, FAS UGM students were not only taught about animal science knowledge but also soft skills. read more

Lecturer of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM implemented an education for sustainable development (ESD) for the Yogyakarta Sheep Goat Farmers Association Group on Saturday (4/5) in Kalasan, Sleman.

“The activities carried out in the form of training sessions on the use of Gama Grass as a complete feed with a total mix ration method to create a sustainable system. We also introduce the improvement quality of fertilizers from sheep manure,” said Ir. Nafiatul Umami, S.Pt., M.P., Ph.D., IPM as the head of the service team in the release sent on Monday (6/5). read more

Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM cooperates with the Wajo Regency Government, South Sulawesi. The cooperation carried out is in the field of livestocks.

“FAS UGM has signed an MoU with the Wajo Regency Government. We will work together on the integrated farming system which is expected to become a locomotive in the rural areas. Today’s meeting is a follow-up to the MoU,” said the Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU when receiving the Wajo Regent’s visit on Friday (26/4) at the FAS UGM campus. read more

Faculty of Animal Sciences UGM in collaboration with Indonesia Australia Red Meat and Cattle Partnership invited farming companies and cow breeders to make a field visit to Brisbane, Australia, from 21- 30 April 2019. The visit was one of the projects of Commercial Cattle Breeding and Management Training Program Batch III. Previously, they did training in Indonesia from 1- 12 April 2019.

Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU, when contacted on Tuesday (30/4), said the programme was very useful for the cattle breeders to get a picture of the field in Australia and Indonesia to make them more professional in national cow breeding. read more