Yogyakarta, January 30, 2026 – The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held a strategic research discussion featuring Reski Ramadeni, S.T.P., Sub-Department Head of Packing Facilities at PT Great Giant Food (GGF). The meeting, held at Room 383, FTP UGM, aimed to align campus-based research innovations with real industrial needs.
This visit served as a crucial forum for the academic community of FTP UGM to examine postharvest management challenges directly from an industry practitioner’s perspective. The discussion focused on identifying solutions to various packaging constraints for leading commodities such as avocado, durian, jackfruit, guava, and young coconut.
Mr. Reski Ramadeni explained that packaging efficiency and quality protection during distribution remain major challenges in industrial practice. His presentation opened broad opportunities for collaboration involving DTPB lecturers and students, both through internship programs (Kerja Praktik) and problem-oriented undergraduate research projects addressing real industrial issues.
The research discussion not only strengthened DTPB FTP UGM’s academic contribution to postharvest research but also supported the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including:
SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through improved food security by optimizing postharvest handling to preserve nutritional quality;
SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) by encouraging technological innovation in industrial-scale packaging systems;
SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by reducing postharvest losses to promote more sustainable production systems; and
SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by strengthening collaborative ecosystems between higher education institutions and industry partners such as GGF.
Through this forum, DTPB FTP UGM reaffirmed its position as a pioneer in globally oriented research that is adaptive to advances in sustainable agricultural technology. This synergy is expected not only to produce scientific publications but also to generate practical solutions that enhance the global competitiveness of Indonesian agricultural commodities.
