Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 invited Mr. Langgeng Wisnu A., S.P., M.Sc., Head of Internal Supervision Unit of Perum BULOG as a guest speaker in a Guest Lecture with the theme of Maintaining Food Security Through Government Food Reserves. The activity was aimed specifically at Master of Agribusiness Management students batch 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. This activity took place offline at the MMA Auditorium. The activity began with the opening by the Head of the Department of Agricultural Social Economics, Dr. Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo, M.Ec. read more

Workshop with the theme “Increasing Motivation to Graduate on Time”

Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) on Friday, November 22, 2024 invited Gideon Surya P., S.Kom. PLT, a professional trainer as a resource person in the Workshop with the theme “Increasing Motivation to Graduate on Time”. The activity was aimed specifically at students of Master of Agribusiness Management batch 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49. This activity took place offline at the MMA Auditorium The activity began with the opening by the Head of the Department of Agricultural Social Economics Dr. Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo, M.Ec. read more

Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) on Monday, November 18, 2024 invited Prof. Wirawan Dony Dahana as a Lecturer at Osaka University (Professor of Marketing at Osaka University) as a guest speaker in the Guest Lecture activity with the theme Consequence of Dual Certification in Functional Market. The activity was aimed specifically at Master of Agribusiness Management students and was open in general for S-1, S-2, and S-3 levels. Therefore, MMA facilitates hybrid guest lectures via zoom for undergraduate levels and offline located in the MMA Auditorium for postgraduate levels. The activity began with the opening by the Head of MMA Study Program Dr. Ir. Lestari Rahayu Waluyati, S.P., M.P. and was also moderated by Prof. Jamhari. read more

MMA (Master of Agribusiness Management) academics synergize with Kana Cooperative to overcome problems related to sugarcane productivity in Agam Regency. Agam Regency, located in West Sumatra, is one of the sugarcane producing centers, but farmers face problems related to low productivity and yield. This condition makes it difficult for the sugar industry in the region to get a supply of sugarcane inputs and at a broader scope will have an impact on the performance of the sugar industry. This makes it necessary for collaboration between farmers, educational institutions, and government agencies to synergize and collaborate to overcome these problems. One of them is UGM through academics from the Master of Agribusiness Management Study Program, Prof. Irham, analyzing productivity problems and providing recommendations to improve cultivation techniques by introducing rigpit techniques. Ringpit is done by making a ring-shaped hole around the sugar cane plant. It is hoped that the ringpit technique can bring new hope for increasing productivity, as stated by the Director of Kana Indonesia Industri as a subsidiary of Kana Cooperative. read more

Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) students actively participated in The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Socioeconomics, Agribusiness, and Rural Development (ICSASARD 2024) organized by the Department of Agricultural Socioeconomics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The MMA students acted as committee members and presenters. Participation in the committee is for partimer students in the MMA Study Program whose task is to help prepare and also launch activities, while participation as participants and presenters is for active MMA students who have conducted research and then the results are published and disseminated in the ICSASARD. There are two students who became presenters, namely Adinda Rahmi Maulida with the research title Farmers’ Perception For Customized Sugarcane Fertilizer in Yogyakarta Special Region and also Angela Normauli Siregar with the research title Determinants of farm households’ organic rice consumption in Magelang. Both are fastrack students in the academic year 2023. read more

On October 17, 2024, the Department of Agricultural Socioeconomics of Gadjah Mada University held an international seminar “The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Socioeconomics, Agribusiness, and Rural Development” with the theme: Transformation towards Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems and Rural Development. The activity is located at The Alana Hotel & Convention center Yogyakarta is the second ICSASARD international seminar that has been held and managed to get 73 teams registered as participants and presenters from several countries namely Indonesia, Mozambique, Philippines, Australia, Ecuador, Hungary, and Japan. The activity took place from 07.00 to 16.00 with several events consisting of opening and welcoming remarks, keynote speech by Prof. Tsuyoshi Sumita, invited speakers namely Dr. Gomathy Palaniappan, Prof. Madya Dr. Juwaidah Binti Sharifuddin, and Mr. Anthony (Harm) Spoor which were conducted in a hybrid (offline and online), and parallel presentation section with 7 classes and 6 subthemes, namely: read more

The Master of Agribusiness Management Study Program routinely conducts satisfaction surveys to stakeholders, namely: (i) Students; (ii) Lecturers; (iii) Education Personnel and TU Staff; (iv) Service Partners; (v) Research Partners; (vi) Alumni Users. The results of the satisfaction measurement can be accessed at the following link:

Results of Measurement of Stakeholder Satisfaction Level

On Friday, August 30, 2024, the Master of Agribusiness Management Study Program (MMA UGM) conducted a Workshop on Path Analysis Training Using R Software with Mrs. Kismianthi, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D who is a Lecturer in the MIPA Study Program at Yogyakarta State University. The training is aimed specifically at MMA students, especially active students who are curious to get training in making path analysis. The activity was held in the MMA room (A10) Lt 2 South Wing and was attended by approximately 20 students. It is hoped that this activity can increase the knowledge of MMA students and help them primarily in analyzing data. read more

At the beginning of July, from Monday, July 1 to Wednesday, July 3, the 47th batch of Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA) students carried out Widyakarya to Malaysia. Widyakarya activities are carried out as a form of MMA’s enthusiasm in increasing student knowledge outside the classroom by conducting industrial visits. Not only knowledge is increased, but also the experience of visiting a foreign country makes this activity, which is one of the compulsory courses, very enjoyable. After the visit, students are obliged to make a report and present the results in class. read more

Dr. Ir. Lestari Rahayu Waluyati, M.P, who is familiarly called Ibu Lestari, promoted the UGM Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA) study programme at Universitas Islam Batik Solo (Uniba) on 12 June 2024 at 13.00 WIB. The event was opened with remarks from the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ir. Muhammad Ihsan, M.P.

Ibu Lestari led the socialisation by explaining the vision, mission, number of courses, programmes and activities, facilities, and selection programme at MMA. Uniba Faculty of Agriculture students from three study programmes also attended this event. Ibu Lestari also encouraged Uniba students to apply using the LPDP scholarship or other scholarships. More complete information about registration and requirements can be accessed through the MMA website and Instagram. read more