The chaos about Indonesia rice production data difference keeps on going. This is about the difference between calculation done by Area Frame Sampling (KSA) approach and calculation done by the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). KSA itself is a result of collaboration between the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) and Technology Assessment and Application Bureau (BPPT).Read more
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As the biggest food contributor in Indonesia, agriculture has to get the attention of current young generation, especially future agriculture model which will be dominated by technology-savvy young generation. For that reason, young generation has to be equipped in order to anticipate the future agriculture. Rad More>>Read more
In an effort to guarantee national food availability, the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Postgraduate School in collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics (ISLI) held the 2nd National Seminar and Congress with the theme “Agrologistics 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Era”. This seminar was held at the IPB International ConventionRead more
Healthy and nutritious are two of important points for producers and consumers of snacks. Various snacks, from the traditional ones to development products of foreign food, are popular in the market. Through the Student Creativity Program (PKM), four students of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Nabila Armelinda Kartini, Annisa Febrianty, Nopa Aris Iskandar, and Yusuf LaduniRead more
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world. On the other hand, the nutritional adequacy of Indonesia’s population is still low. The number of people lacking both macro and micro nutrient intake is still high. Lack of micronutrients may occur due to lack of calcium intake. This can be a major trigger forRead more
Generally we eat zalacca only its fruit. The seed throws and become organic waste. Zalacca seeds have high antioxidant 12,06% DDPH. The research about zalacca quality and benefit has been done, but the implementation in food or something else is still few. Five Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) students process zalacca seeds become powder to make healthy biscuit.Read more
The growth of salt importing in Indonesia has increased due to the increasing need for local salt. Based on Central Bureau of Statistics in 2009 – 2012, national consumption of salt reached 2.5 – 3 million ton per year, while during 2012-2015 it reached 3-3.5 million ton per year. Not to mention the recent issueRead more
Although it has existed since the Dutch colonial period, the fate of the Indonesian sugar industry is not as sweet as its product. Many issues continue to plague the national sugar industry, ranging from aging factories, reduced sugarcane fields, farm inefficiency and low productivity to a flood of cheap imported sugar due to poor marketRead more
Students of the Department of Food Science and Technology (ITP) of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Fadhilah Nur ‘Azizah and Niswana Wafi Alfarda, won the third place at Winslow Scientific Paper Competition 2018. The competition was held by the Student Executive Board (BEM) of Faculty of Public Health, Hasanudin University, Makasar (18/03). The top ten participantsRead more
IPB maintains its strong position in the global rankings. The university is ranked at the world’s top 100 based on QS World University Ranking by Subject Agriculture & Forestry in 2018. Read more>>Read more