Researchers from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have assembled rice varieties that are high-yielding and adapt to climate change. This rice variety is called “Amphibious” Gamagora rice. “The Gamagora Amphibious Rice is UGM’s innovation for Indonesia,” said UGM Chancellor, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., D.Eng., IPU, ASEAN Eng at the UGM Agrotechnology Innovation Center (PIAT), Berbah, Sleman, Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Dr. Taryono, who is currently the Head of PIAT UGM, received an award at the 2021 Indonesian Breeder Award (IBA) event. The IBA award for the Germplasm Conservation Sector category was given to the Vegetable Genetic Resources Bank + PIAT.
The Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM implemented a program of planting 1,000 coffee seedlings in Gunung Gambar, Ngawen, Gunungkidul.
The tree planting program is part of the community service activities of the UGM Agricultural Cultivation Department. In this activity, 1,000 seeds of robusta propelegitim BP42x358 and hibiro coffee were planted. In addition, fruit and banyan seeds were also planted.
