The event under the theme “Ginger Candy Production Training as a Superior Commodity Development in order to Improve Village Economy” will cover many activities, including introductory material on family medicine plants (TOGA) and training in ginger candy production. The training is provided by apt. Dian Eka Ermawati, S.Fam., M.Sc., Lecturer of Diploma Program in Pharmacy, Vocational School UNS and Putri Indah Nurani, student of Diploma Program in Pharmacy, Vocational School UNS.

During the training, apt. Dian explained that ginger is one of the cooking ingredients that can be processed into medicine. Ginger has active ingredients that are important for health. In order to be used as medicine, the active ingredients in ginger must not be damaged. “Ginger has several health benefits, including being an anti-inflammatory, immune enhancer, and warming body. There are approximately 30,000 active TOGA in Indonesia, but few are used as medicines,” she said.

The Comdes FP UNS participants were then invited to learn how to make ginger candy. The event held on Saturday (23/7/2022) allows participants to learn the production process of hard ginger candy. The ingredients used are 100 grams of ginger, 200 ml of water, 80 grams of maltose, 170 grams of sugar, and lime.

With this training, BEM FP and UKK HMP FP UNS hope to incorporate community service and empowerment for the target community. Additionally, BEM FP and UKK HMP also hope that the Ngunut Village residents can optimize their village potential by developing TOGA commodity products after this program. Humas UNS

Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post BEM FP UNS Empowers Ngunut Village Through Community Development Summit appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.

The Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Agriculture (FP) was included in the top 40 of best student associations in PHP2D. UNS was also nominated as the top 40 of best support campus in the PHP2D program from BEM FP and Association of Agricultural Extension and Communication (HM Pelita). BEM FP UNS was also nominated as the top 40 best partner institution for their collaboration with the Tourism, Youth, and Sports Office of Karanganyar District and for the collaboration between HM Pelita and Kragan Village Government.

Two supervisors for PHP2D UNS were also nominated in the top 40: Mei Tri Sundari, M.Si., supervisor for BEM FP programs, and Dr. Setyaningrum Ariviani, supervisor for International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) FP. Lastly, HM Pelita UNS was nominated in the best student associations in the P3D program.

These nominees will go through a series of the selection process before the announcement in the night award ceremony on 6 December 2021. A team leader of the PHP2D program from BEM FP, Ahmad Musthofa Anshori, stated that he is delighted and grateful to pass to the final round of PHP2D.

“Alhamdulillah, happy and did not expect. Our team is preparing the required documents to be uploaded for assessment. Hopefully, we got the best result and could bring home a medal and make UNS almamater proud,” Ahmad Musthofa said on Monday (29/11/2021).

The team leader of PHP2D HM Pelita UNS, Novianto Yoga Wibisono, also said that he is proud and thankful because his team’s hard works were paid off. He also said that his team would hold a coordination with the village and supervisor to ensure that the Abdidaya program could run smoothly.

The Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS, Prof. Ahmad Yunus, also expressed support from the university.

“Congratulation to all students and supervisors who are nominated. Please revise according to the suggestions from the reviewers during the monitoring. If you have more presentations, improve the presenter to deliver a better presentation,” Prof. Yunus stated. Humas UNS

Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post UNS Faculty Members and Student Associations Nominated in Abdidaya 2021 appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.

The PHP2D Program from BEM FP UNS won an IDR 35 million funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek) 2021 and an addition of IDR 10 million from Ngunut Rural Funds. The secured funds were fully allocated to empower the local MSMEs, especially for the processed products from Family Medicinal Plants (Toga) in Ngunut to improve product added values to be able to compete with other products.

The Team also opened an Agridaya booth in the event to improve local excellent product’s added values, which received positive responses from the partner MSMEs. Sayemilah, as one of MSMEs’ partners, stated that MSMEs’ product launching had enabled her to sell his products to the market. “PHP2D activities increased the attractiveness of instant jamu that it is easier to sell in the market,” Sayemilah stated. The benefits of PHP2D BEM FP UNS were also perceived by Ngunut Village Chief, Sutarno, S.Pd., who mentioned that the event could improve the community economy and empower Ngunut Village people.

Although receiving positive response from the MSME partner and village government, Dr. Ir. Eka Handayanta, S.P., IPU, ASEAN Eng as Vice-Dean for Academic, Research, and Student Affairs FP UNS reminded FP UNS students to add more village partners to support the Student Community Service Program (KKN) for village development offered by Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) UNS team because PHP2D program is the implementation of Village Development MBKM.

During the implementation of the PHP2D program, students in the PHP2D Agridaya Team BEM FP UNS were not just received outside class learning but also ten credits (SKS) recognition for relevant courses such as KKN, Rural Sociology, Animal Husbandry Extension and Communication, Marketing, and Management of Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Sociology, and Marketing Information System and Marketing Management. In the future, Sugihardjo, S.IP., M.M, as Jumantono Subdistrict Head, hoped that Ngunut Village MSMEs products could develop from excellent village products into Karanganyar District excellent products.

“Hopefully, Ngunut Village MSMEs’ products could be accelerated with interesting packaging and become Karanganyar excellent products,” Sugihardjo stated.

In line with Jumantono Subdistrict Head, the Head of Cooperative, Trades, Manpower, and SMEs Office of Karanganyar District, Martadi, S.Sos., M.M also hoped that Ngunut Village local product could reach the international market. The mentioned that Ngunut MSMEs could join the International Council Small Business (ICSB) to ensure product sustainability and enter the global market.

The Tourism, Youth, and Sports Office of Karanganyar District, represented by its Office Secretary, reminded that to compete at the local and global level, the MSMEs product need to have a marketing permit that opens an opportunity for the product to be marketed as local souvenirs for local and international tourists. “Ngunut Village local products (need) to be registered to enter various souvenir centers in Karanganyar and Ngunut Village to establish Tourism Awareness Group to facilitate the establishment of Rural Tourism destination,” Agung Tjahjo stated.

The launching ceremony was concluded with a tumpeng cutting ceremony and ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Head of Tourism, Youth, and Sports Office of Karanganyar District, Drs. Titis Sri Jawoto. Humas UNS

Reporter: Alinda Hardiantoro
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post Support Local Excellent Products, PHP2D Agridaya Team BEM FP UNS Launched Ngunut Village, Karanganyar MSMEs’ Products appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.

The signing ceremony was attended by the Ngunut village chief, BEM FP UNS, village apparatus, and the community in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). President BEM FP UNS, Khanif Irsyad Fahmi stated that Ngunut Village was selected because the village has agricultural potential that could be developed through collaboration.

“This signing ceremony is also an implementation of Higher Education Tri Dharma, community services. We are (BEM FP) are here to serve, contribute, and learn with the community,” Khanif stated in his remark.

One of the potentials that can be developed in the village is the Family Medicinal Plants  (Toga) and MSMEs that could improve local economy.

Ngunut Village Chief, Sutarno, appreciated and supported the partnership.

“We strongly support and open ourselves to BEM FP UNS invitations to develop Ngunut village. We hope (the collaboration) could create a synergy among us,” Sutarno stated.

The collaboration will be effective for four years since the signing ceremony and will cover several points: development of local MSMEs, development of the local central market, development of local agriculture, and rural tourism.

“Hopefully, this collaboration agreement could start a collaboration in building the village between BEM FP UNS and Ngunut Village government according to the village potential,” Khanif hoped. Humas UNS

Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post BEM FP UNS Signed Collaboration Agreement with Ngunut Village Government to Develop Rural Potential appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.