In order to provide perspectives and insights on livestock production and management of local resources, the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM held The 8th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP) on September 23-25, 2019 at the Royal Ambarukmo Hotel Yogyakarta. This seminar is a routine seminar that is held every 2 years and this year coincides with the 50th Anniversary and Lustrum X Faculty of Animal Sciences UGM.
“Science is meaningless if it is not realized in the form of written works or scientific meetings. This event is a place for scientists to present the results of research and to build networks. The results of research in this field have brought improvements in lives that enrich us intellectually and spiritually so that they are ready to compete at the world level,” said the UGM Rector, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M. Eng., D. Eng., IPU when giving a speech at the opening of the ISTAP at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Monday (9/23).
Panut hopes that this seminar can become an arena for growing academic networks and increasing the sustainability of long-term cooperation at both national and international levels.
Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., said that the seminar was expected to contribute to national food security, which is an important issue in Indonesia.
“Adequate food production, especially food from livestock, is a challenge in the era of global warming. This requires a smart solution,” said the Dean.
Along with the seminar, the Dean added, a Southeast Asia Network of Animal Science (SEANAS) meeting would be held. The meeting will be attended by the Dean or Chair of the Department of the Animal Science Study Program in ASEAN and neighboring countries, namely Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. SEANAS was formed in 2009 and aims as a place to achieve progress in the field of education.
ISTAP committee chairman, Ir. Nafiatul Umami, S.Pt., M.P., Ph.D., IPM said, the seminar was enthusiastically welcomed by a total of 365 seminar participants from 12 countries.
“The committee accepted 267 participants with 171 papers presented, 51 posters, and added to the listener and invited guests a total of 365 people,” Nafiatul said. (Nadia)