A celebration unfolded in Ngawi, East Java, as Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) marked the inaugural harvest of Gamagora (Gadjah Mada Gogo Rancah) 7 rice. The fertile harvest, cultivated on a 1.5-hectare expanse owned by residents in Guyung Village, Ngawi Regency, yielded an impressive 9.6 tons of dry rice per hectare.
Agrotechnology Innovation Center
The UGM Agrotechnology Innovation Center has developed super smart fertilizer (SSF) for various crops, including tea.
The Gamagora 7 rice variety, resulting from the UGM Agrotechnology Innovation Center’s research, is entering the market testing phase.
Professor Aziz Purwantoro of the UGM Faculty of Agriculture stated that the horticulture seed industry in Indonesia is growing and flourishing with the release of numerous new varieties of vegetables and fruits to the public. “During my 13 years as an evaluator, more than a hundred seed producers have emerged and released 400 to 500 […].