Strengthening Cooperation in the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, Faculty of Agriculture and Business, Dwijendra University Collaborates with Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University

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• Senin, 3 Maret 2025
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Taking place in the Meeting Room of Dwijendra University on Monday, March 3, 2025, a meeting was held between the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University and the Faculty of Agriculture and Business, Dwijendra University. The meeting, which was also attended directly by the Chancellor of Dwijendra University, Prof. Dr. Gede Sedana, M.Sc., M.M.A., was in order to strengthen the relationship that had been established with the signing of the Cooperation Agreement to support each other in the field of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education.

The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Business, Mrs. Dr. Ni Made Intan Maulina, SP., MP, in her remarks said that she had wanted to establish cooperation for a long time and it had only just come true now. I Putu Sudiarta, SP., M.Si. Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, accompanied by Dr. A.A. Ayu Wulandira Sawitri Djelantik, SP., MMA as the Coordinator of the Information Management and Cooperation Unit of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, also welcomed this collaboration and hoped that both parties would benefit each other.

The signing of this cooperation was also combined with a Guest Lecture as part of the implementation of the cooperation carried out by taking the theme "Supporting Sustainable Agriculture from the Aspects of Agrotechnology and Agribusiness". As speakers in the Guest Lecture were Prof. Dr. Gede Sedana, M.Sc., M.M.A Rector of Dwijendra University and I Putu Sudiarta, SP., M.Si. Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University. Prof. Dr. Ir. Gede Sedana, M.Sc., MMA revealed that agricultural development begins with the process of producing plants and animals, land, farmers by considering the costs incurred and the income obtained. The role of agriculture is very important as a provider of food, labor, industrial raw materials, and increasing the country's foreign exchange. Gede Sedana also said that agricultural problems so far have also been very complex, starting from uncertain climates, land conversion, technology, government policies, and land degradation. Things that need to be done so that they can be sustainable inclusively are by increasing production, income and maintaining good ecology. Putu Sudiarta revealed the form of sustainable agriculture, namely by protecting the ecosystem from synthetic pesticides, which began with his concern for farmers who often use synthetic pesticides excessively, which will cause environmental pollution which also has an impact on the sustainability of agricultural cultivation. The solution offered is to utilize natural enemies in the surrounding environment through biopesticides to control pests and plant diseases. These pesticides utilize living organisms naturally such as animals, plants, and microorganisms or products produced by microorganisms that can be used to control pests, plant pathogens and weeds, so that they can support sustainable food self-sufficiency.