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IPB University students who participated in the Thematic Real Work Lecture (KKN-T) 2019 in Sukajadi Village, Tamansari Subdistrict, Bogor Regency provided socialization on the fall armyworm (UGJ) to the Bhakti Mandiri Jaya Farmers Group, (23/07). The socialization was led by Ade Gunawan, the Chair of Taman Sari Farmers Group. Read More>>Read more

To determine planting season, Ciptagelar Kasepuhan (sultan’s place), Sukabumi, West Java saw the Kerti (Pleyades) and Kidang (Orion) stars in the morning around 03:00-04:00. According to the Kasepuhan’s chief, the seasonal patterns used to be readable in the past. There are dry year and wet year, as well as years with a lot of wind.Read more

IPB University students who are conducting a Thematic Real Work Lecture (KKN-T) 2019 provided information on IPB University’s innovative rice seeds, namely IPB 3S to Indramayu farmers at the Agricultural Extension Center (BPP) of Kertasemaya Sub-district (18/7). In addition to socialization, students also held an action to share IPB 3S rice seeds to farmers. ThereRead more

IPB University Rector, Dr. Arif Satria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Sumarni SH, MM, Regent of Gorobogan District in Dramaga Campus, Bogor (24/7). This MoU marks the beginning of cooperation between IPB University and Grobogan District in agriculture, namely coffee cultivation and tourism development. Read More>>Read more

Indonesia is a country of which the majority of the people consume eggs as an affordable source of protein aside from meat. From a research’s data, it was noted that eggs produce waste in the form of eggshells with 9-12 percent of the total weight. That means there is almost 170 tons of eggshell wasteRead more

Papua has so far been identified by some people as underdeveloped, although its geographical size is almost three times larger than Java. One of the biggest problems faced by Papuans is malnutrition. This has a big influence on mothers who play a large role in supporting the growth, development and health status of children. MaternalRead more

Squid is a fishery commodity that has high economic value which currently becomes Indonesia’s main export product. However, there is a problem in its cultivation, namely the attractors currently used by fishermen to catch squid. Current squid attractors are still ineffective due to the large size, which makes fishermen difficult to carry many attractors atRead more

There are major problems that usually occur in oil palm plantation businesses, one of which is in harvesting activities, namely the process of cucumber palm cereal extraction that is not in accordance with the procedure and most are not carried out. This causes a decrease in the quality and quantity of palm oil production. MoreoverRead more

Based on existing data, currently, Indonesia’s oil palm plantation area reaches 13.4 million hectares. There has been a tremendous increase followed by environmental issues. So far there have been allegations of deforestation due to oil palm. But based on the results of a 2017 study, there were 10 hectares of oil palm land, most ofRead more

Indonesia is still experiencing multiple nutritional problems, namely lack of nutrition and over nutrition. This means there are still many toddlers who experience malnutrition, malnutrition, stunting and lack of micronutrients as well as pregnant women who experience less chronic energy. While on the other hand there are many children, adolescents and adults who are overweight.Read more