Research Highlight

Mangosteen Skin for Instant Beverage Products Rich in Antioxidants

Mangosteen which is known as the queen of fruit has many purposes that still need to be further explored by researchers. (more ...)

Fertilizer Test Kit (FTK)

Fertilizer Test Kit (FTK)Most organic fertilizers in the market do not contain as many nutrients as the stated in the labels, causing losses to the users. Fertilizer testing instrument can help farmers, fertilizer supervisors, and the fertilizer business people to find out the quality of fertilizer quickly. (more ...)

News

  • Sustainable Food Houses Stole the Spotlight at the World Food Day Celebration, Gorontalo

    26 Oct

    Sustainable Food Houses (SFH) Model was showcased at the Technologies Exhibition on the top event of World Food Day Observance held in Bone Bolango, Gorontalo, on 18th -22nd October 2011. The model gained the spotlight which highly benefited and directly met the target users. Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) presented the SFH with its theme “Empowering Family Household to overcome the increasing Food Prices towards Food Security” (more ...)

  • “Is Indonesian Food Supply Sufficient to Feed the Nation?”

    25 Oct

    It’s a quote from the Vice President (VP) in his speech while opening the World Food Day (WFD) which was held in 20 October 2011 in Bone Balango Regency, the Province of Gorontalo. His visit to the WFD observance was accompanied by Minister of Agriculture, FAO Representatives, James Mc. Grane, and also representatives from 21 companion countries. (more ...)

  • Abundant Rice Harvest 30 %, After Planting Inpari 4 and Inpari 7

    25 Oct

    MADIUN—To support the Integrated Crop Management Field School (ICMFP), East Java Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIAT) held a Demonstration Farm (demfarm) by applying Integrated Management Crop (ICM) approach to irrigated rice fields at Tiro Village, Madiun Sub-district capable of yielding 10.20 ton/ha using Inpari 7 variety which was notably much higher than those using Ciherang varieties which only produced 7.30 ton/ha. Prior to the application of the demfarm, farmers could only yield 3-4 ton/ha using Ciherang variety due to Brown Planthopper attacks. (more ...)

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