In the dry season, most regions experience drought. Likewise in several regions in Yogyakarta, especially in mountainous areas where the land is rain fed and there is no irrigation. At that time, farmers often experienced difficulties in fodder forage, because the availability began to decrease, so that the land could not be cultivated or just waiting for the last harvest, generally cassava and maize and new land management would be carried out before the rainy season.

This condition is typical for some regions in Indonesia where the land is rain fed. In some villages, because the land cannot yet be cultivated, it encourages family heads (fathers) to work in the city while the mothers stay at home. read more

Long egg is a processed egg full of nutrition that is cooked in a cylindrical tube or bamboo so that it is elongated like a tube, has a compact texture, and tastes better than a boiled egg with a shell. These processed eggs can be combined with spices and are easy to make. The production costs are relatively inexpensive and can be used as a business opportunity for groups.

“Eggs are a source of animal protein that is easily digested and is very good for consumption by children so it can prevent stunting. Eggs are also very good to be consumed by people in the process of healing from illness and elderly people who generally have difficulty digesting and absorbing food,” said the Head of the Milk and Egg Technology Laboratory of the Faculty of Animal Sciences (FAS) UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Nurliyani, MS., IPM when contacted on Monday (4/20). read more

There are many ways to spend the time at home when the Covid-19 pandemic virus takes place, especially for urban residents. One of the activities that can be done is breeding livestock and farming by implementing an integrated urban farming system.

“Integrated urban farming system is the integration of agriculture and livestock in narrow land, especially in urban areas, the results of which can be optimized as household food production,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN. Eng, on Wednesday (15/4). read more

The Alumni Family of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM (Kapgama) invites alumni and partners to help students who are vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, especially those from the Bidikmisi program. Through the Kpagama Beramal program, Kapgama will distribute assistance in the form of food and rice packages to students.

“Increasing solidarity among fellow human is very important in difficult times such as the impact of COVID-19 that we are facing together. The Dean added, the spirit of sharing needs to be developed, not just sharing information (click-sharing), but sharing experiences, sharing time, sharing energy, thoughts and sharing mutual assistance to help others who are in need,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS), Prof. Dr. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN. Eng when contacted via the short message application, Tuesday (31/3). read more

The Dharma Wanita Persatuan (DWP) of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM promoted the nutrition of milk and eggs Early Childhood Education (PAUD) to prevent and overcome stunting on Thursday (27/2) at SPS Kuncup Melati, Santren and SPS Mutiara Hati, Karangmalang, Sleman.

Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA, DEA, IPU, ASEAN. Eng said that this activity was a manifestation of the vision and mission of the FAS UGM carried out through DWP to campaign for animal protein nutrition that was affordable and useful to prevent stunting and build children’s intelligence. read more