Tim mahasiswa Departemen Perikanan Fakultas Pertanian UGM mencatat prestasi gemilang di kancah internasional. Tim tersebut meraih Gold Medal dalam International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2024 yang diadakan di Bali tepatnya berlokasi di Bali Creative Industri Centre (BCIC). Ajang bergengsi yang diikuti peserta dari berbagai negara ini mempertemukan peneliti dan inovator muda dari seluruh dunia. ISIF 2024 sendiri diselenggarakan bersamaan dengan ajang International Science Olympiad (ISO), yang keduanya memiliki peran penting dalam memajukan ilmu pengetahuan global. read more

 

Shrimp Farmer Group Keburuhan is located in Keburuhan Village, Ngombol District, Purworejo Regency. This group is located around the UGM collaboration station/pond area which is the result of the collaboration between the Purworejo Regency Government and the UGM Fisheries Department. The UGM collaboration pond itself stopped operating again in 2003, then stopped operating, then operated again in a short period of time in 2008, and after it stopped operating. The main problem faced is limited capital, while on the other hand the investment and operation of shrimp ponds is very high and has a high risk nature.

The Keburuhan shrimp farmer group was founded in 2014 as a response to the widespread shrimp farming in the coastal sandy areas of Purworejo. This condition was triggered by an outbreak of the Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) which attacked most of the world’s shrimp producers, resulting in a drastic decline in world shrimp production and a sharp increase in shrimp prices. This moment is then used by shrimp farmers in Purworejo by opening up and converting coastal sandy land into shrimp ponds. This moment was also used by the Fisheries Department to revitalize and rebuild a 2,000 m2 shrimp pond from the total available land of 10 ha. This shrimp pond is equipped with a guard house that functions as a warehouse and research station. Currently the condition of the guard house is damaged and requires a number of repairs. Given the limited capital, currently the shrimp ponds are still operating through operational cooperation with partners. This cooperation includes sharing of capital, technology, and profit sharing. As long as the shrimp ponds are operating, the Department of Fisheries continues to monitor the performance of shrimp farming.

The condition of the pond guard house before repair (left) and after repair (right)

Shrimp Farm Culture Unit in Keburuhan

Usaha Mulia Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is located in Kandangsari, Sukoharjo Village, Nganglik District, Sleman Regency. This NGO was formed by residents of Kandangsari Hamlet in July 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Efforts to empower and strengthen community resilience were initiated through the cultivation of catfish in a 1 m diameter concrete bus. In the early stages, 45 concrete buses have been built independently by the community consisting of 600 people or 65 heads of families. This program is expected to be able to produce consumption fish and its processed products to meet nutritional needs, while increasing the level of income and welfare of the community. A number of KSM partners took part in the development of this catfish cultivation, including Aquaculture Study Program, Department of Fisheries UGM, Department of Fisheries and Marine Affairs of DIY Province, Fisheries Division of Sleman Regency, PDAM of Sleman Regency, and Times Indonesia Regional Yogyakarta.

Until now, the construction of concrete buses as a container for catfish cultivation has reached more than 60 units, each KSM member has 2-6 units. In 2021 this community empowerment program will continue to be developed so that it is targeted that every household has a concrete bus for catfish cultivation. To realize this, facilitation in the form of production facilities (concrete buses, seeds, and feed) is still very much needed, especially for the underprivileged.

Pokdakan Banjarharjo

Pokdakan Banjarharjo is located in Banjarharjo Village, Kalibawang District, Kulon Progo Regency. In order to support catfish self-sufficiency in Kulon Progo in 2020, the Marine and Fisheries Service of Kulon Progo Regency has established the Banjarharjo Pokdakan as one of the catfish hatchery centers that is able to meet the needs of catfish seeds every year. At the beginning of its establishment, this Pokdakan worked on catfish hatchery and nursery. In 2020, the Faculty of Agriculture UGM and the Aquaculture Study Program have facilitated the catfish seed supply system through catfish hatchery and nursery businesses, as well as developing supporting businesses in the form of tubifex worm cultivation in rice fields. Currently, tubifex cultivation in rice fields in Banjarharjo Village has grown to 5,000 m2 with production reaching 50-70 litres/day. This success has attracted the attention of the Tegal Fisheries Training and Extension Center (BPPP) by establishing the Banjarharjo Pokdakan as a pilot site for the development of tubifex cultivation with an apartment system. read more

Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Andini Mulyo is located in Jati Hamlet, Sriharjo Village, Kapanewon Imogiri, Bantul Regency. This KWT consists of women who are wives or family members of cattle farmer groups in the area. The KWT, which has 54 members, has cultivated a village treasury area of ​​2,000 m2 for the cultivation of vegetable crops, especially kale, chilies, and eggplant. As an effort to diversify the business as well as to increase the income and welfare of members, in 2000 the Faculty of Agriculture UGM and the Aquaculture Study Program facilitated ornamental fish cultivation. Facilities in the form of a simple mini green house with a UV plastic roof, drilled wells, cultivation tanks (12 units), and 20 parent packages of guppies (20 males and 80 females) have been provided to KWT. Currently, KWT has succeeded in producing and marketing aquacultured guppies. However, the problem of water availability, which often competes with livestock needs, has disrupted ornamental fish cultivation, especially during the dry season. Therefore, the procurement of water pumps and water tanks, as well as irrigation networks are considered very important in order to overcome the problem of water availability.

To solve problems above, the Aquaculture Study Program and the government of Kalurahan Sriharjo have made efforts to facilitate water pumps, water tanks, and irrigation networks. The Aquaculture Study Program has also procured a new guppy brood. All these efforts are intended to increase the productivity of ornamental fish. Currently, the KWT has succeeded in producing and marketing aquacultured guppy fish.

The Product of Guppy Cultivated by KWT Andini Mulyo

Pokdakan (Fish Farmer Group) MDS located in Dusun Kadisoro, Gilangharjo Village, Pandak District,  Bantul Regency. Pokdakan MDS was established in 2019, manages 90 ponds built on a village treasury area of 5,100 m2. The main focus for Pokdakan is the catfish culture. To support the fulfillment of seed needs, currently some members are engaged in catfish hatchery business.

In 2020 the Aquaculture Study Program together with the Fisheries and Marine Affairs of Bantul Regency have established the MDS Pokdakan as one of the centers for the development of area-based fish cultivation in Bantul. read more