FTP Udayana Holds First Offline National Seminar After the Pandemic, Presents the Deputy Governor of Bali as Keynote Speaker
The Faculty of
Agricultural Technology, Udayana University (FTP Unud) has held a National
Seminar of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology and the Exhibition of
Innovation Products in the context of the 38th Anniversary and 28th BK on
October 14th-15th 2022 in the Postgraduate Building Hall 3rd Floor
Sudirman-Denpasar Campus with the theme " Agricultural Technology
Innovation in Realizing Sustainable National Food Independence in the Era of
Society 5.0”. The activity lasted for 2 days which was attended by 100 Oral
Presenter Participants from various universities in Indonesia. The presentation
was divided into several schemes, namely Agriculture and Environmental Product
Development, Smart Farming, Agricultural Product Engineering, Food and Health,
Agricultural Product Supply and Value Chain, and Increasing added value in
agricultural by-products. In addition, there is also a poster competition for
the student category and an Exhibition of Agricultural Technology Innovation
Products, both food and non-food. Exhibitors are products of innovation from
students, lecturers, SMEs or industries in the food and non-food sectors.
The National Seminar was
opened by the Rector of Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Nyoman Gde Antara,
M. Eng. IPU., followed by presenting the Keynote Speaker, namely the Deputy
Governor of Bali Prof. Dr. Ir. Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, M.Sc. Mr.
Deputy Governor of Bali who is familiarly called Mr. Tjok Ace said that
innovation in Agricultural Technology is needed so that Bali does not only rely
on tourism and young Balinese are interested in pursuing modern agriculture.
After the opening of the
seminar, all invitations were directed to the Udayana University Green Open
Space to open the Innovation Product Exhibition of the Faculty of Agricultural
Technology. The exhibition was officially opened, marked by the cutting of the
ribbon by the Deputy Governor of Bali, the Rector of Udayana University, the
Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University and the
Chairperson of the DWP of Udayana University, Mrs. Dayu Bulan Antara. The exhibition
presents innovative products from students and also lecturers of the Faculty of
Agricultural Technology and also SMEs who also support.
On the first day of the
seminar, a session was prepared for students by presenting speaker Ida Bagus
Dharma Yoga Santosa, S.TP., M.Si from PT. Coca Cola and Rully Alfiansyah from
PT. Nutrifood Indonesia who shared the Overview of product development and
Entrepreneur Mindset in Agro Industry. On the second day, there were 5 keynote
speakers who were very experts in the field of Agricultural Technology
consisting of Prof. Christofora Hanny Wijaya from Bogor Agricultural University
who brought material related to Observing the Potential Role of Functional Food
in Responding to Sustainable National Food Independence, Prof. Drs. Gede Bayu
Suparta, M.S., Ph.D. from Gadjah Mada University who brought material related
to Strengthening Technology to Support Agricultural Technology Innovation,
Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadikaria Purwadaria, IPm who brought material related to
Innovation: Research and Technology Results into Commercial Products, Dr.
Ansar, S.Pd., M.P., M.Pd. from the University of Mataram who brought material
related to the Optimization of Alsintan to Realize Food Self-reliance in
Indonesia and Dr. M. Fuad F. Mu'tamar, S.TP., M.Sc., IPM. From Trunojoyo
University Madura who brought material related to Agricultural Technology
Innovation Based on Local Potential for Increasing Food Self-reliance.
In addition, the winners
of the poster competition at the FTP Udayana National Seminar in 2022 were also
announced, namely Fransiska Felicia Handoko, Maureen Avelline and Rachel
Meiliawati Yoshari from Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya with the
poster title namely Innovation of Tempeh Flour Koro Sword (Canavalia
ensiformis) as Food Healthy Locals to Support the Achievement of Indonesian
Food Independence and continued with an oral presentation which was divided
into 6 breakout rooms according to the scheme of each research.
Rector of Udayana Univeristy,
Prof. Dr. Ir. I Nyoman Gde Antara, M. Eng. IPU. Very appreciative of the
activities carried out, he also said that he would seek building facilities for
the Faculty of Agricultural Technology in 2023 in order to concentrate teaching
and learning activities and other activities at Udayana University Bukit
Jimbaran and hoped that all study programs at the Faculty of Agricultural
Technology could achieve excellent accreditation and be accredited
internationally.
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY