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Educational Field Visit: Aquaculture Study Program of UNSRI Visits FPIK UNDIP

Educational Field Visit: Aquaculture Study Program of UNSRI Visits FPIK UNDIP

by | Jun 27, 2024 | Activity, events, News

On Thursday (27/6) the Fisheries Product Technology study program from the Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, conducted a field visit to the Fisheries Product Technology study program of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Diponegoro University. This visit aimed to conduct an educational tour and strengthening the relationship between fellow Fisheries Product Technology study programs. The group from Sriwijaya University, led by Prof. Dr. Rinto, S.Pi., M.P., along with lecturers and students, were welcomed at the Auditorium Building of FPIK Undip.

Prof. Dr. Rinto, S.Pi., M.P., expressed his joy as FPIK Undip warmly welcomed the visit from the Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University. He hoped that during their visit to FPIK Undip, especially to the Fisheries Product Technology study program, lecturers and students could gain as much knowledge as possible for the advancement of the Fisheries Product Technology program at UNSRI. The Dean of FPIK Undip, Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D., in her brief opening remarks, also extended her greetings to the UNSRI team and hoped that this visit would leave a positive impression for both parties.

Then, the Head of the Fisheries Product Technology Program of FPIK Undip, Dr. Putut Har Riyadi, S.Pi., M.Si., gave a brief introduction about the Fisheries Product Technology program and its laboratory facilities, which would later be visited by the students from UNSRI. This explanation provided an in-depth overview of the facilities and excellence of the THP FPIK Undip program, which could be an inspiration for the guests from UNSRI.

The event continued with an exchange of keepsakes between the two institutions as a symbol of friendship. The activities concluded with a group photo and a visit to the Functional Food Laboratory and Packaging Laboratory of the THP FPIK Undip program. This visit is expected to strengthen the relationship between the two faculties and provide scientific benefits for the development of the Fisheries Product Technology study program in Indonesia.

Pond Field School, Become a Sustainable Cultivation Solution | Webinar Series #2

Pond Field School, Become a Sustainable Cultivation Solution | Webinar Series #2

by | Jun 25, 2021 | News

FPIK, SEMARANG – Aquaculture Department, The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP), last week held a Webinar titled Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove 2nd series with the theme Coastal Field School or Tambak Field School on Wednesday (09/06/2021). This 2nd webinar series presents a number of experts, academics and field practitioners, namely Benjamin Brown, Ph.D (Charles Darwin University), Syafruddin, S. P (Food Crop Protection and Horticulture Center of South Sulawesi Province), Ratnawaty Fadilah, M.Sc. (Department of Agricultural Technology, Makassar State University), Weningtyas Kismorodati, M.Si (community development).

Benjamin Brown, Ph.D. as Chief Technical Advisor of the Blue Forest Foundation explained that related to the 1st webinar series, on June 2, regarding Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA), Ben said that the AMA implemented by the Building with Nature project in Demak Regency offered a solution, namely providing incentives to “sacrifice “A plot of aquaculture ponds with a length of 20 meters for mangrove rehabilitation. The mangroves that are formed are then connected hydrologically with river and coastal ecosystems so as to reduce shocks and disturbances such as floods. The Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) approach together with the implementation of farmer field schools (SL) will result in better management practices.

Syafruddin, facilitator of SL from the Center for Food Crops and Horticulture Protection, South Sulawesi, explained that SL has advantages, including increasing observation and knowledge of farmers or farmers through discovery-based learning, building self-confidence and increasing decision-making and problem solving capacity, changing beliefs and behaviors has taken root, encouraging environmentally friendly cultivation. Meanwhile, the disadvantages are that the implementation time is sufficient, requires experienced facilitators, and costs are quite expensive. In order for SL to run effectively and comprehensively (from an ecological, economic and social perspective), it is necessary to design an attractive activity so that the enthusiasm of the participants is always maintained as well as an effective monitoring and evaluation design.

Ratna Fadilah from the Blue Forest Foundation Makassar, South Sulawesi explained that SL was developed as a response to a training and empowerment approach that is generally used but not effective. SL Tambak takes an innovative, participatory, and interactive approach that emphasizes learning based on discovery and problem solving so that coastal communities are able to build their sense of self-confidence and expand local knowledge in a sustainable manner.

The success of SL Tambak is also highly dependent on the success of organizing the farmer groups. Weningtyas emphasized that organizing a group of farmers would facilitate the achievement of SL’s goals. The duration of the Farmer Field School is at least 1 cycle of pond cultivation (± 3 – 4 months) or based on the cultivation topic studied. At the end of the webinar session, participants are invited to compare the learning demonstration plot and habits/comparisons. The final result of SL is a process of holistic understanding of the members of the study group towards problems and finding solutions (the emergence of critical thinking), not just the quantity or nominal of the harvest.

In particular, Prof. Sri Rejeki, Restiana W. Ariyati and Lestari L. Widowati from the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP explained the implementation of the Field School in Demak Regency. Field Schools play an effective role in increasing pond production through the application of Sustainable Cultivation Technology with Low External Input (LEISA), so as to increase the income of farmers.

Prof. Sri Rejeki and his team provided counseling and assistance to more than 270 farmers in 10 villages in Demak Regency from 2016 – 2019. The materials provided included: Good Fish Cultivation Methods; proper pond processing; pond water quality monitoring (pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen); observing the color of pond water using a color card to determine the growth of plankton after administration of MOL (liquid fertilizer) and the application of LEISA for sustainable aquaculture. For 3 years, the implementation of LEISA in 10 had a positive impact, namely farmers who had followed SL experienced a 2-fold increase in milkfish production (200%), increased shrimp production by 25-50% and reduced the risk of crop failure.

The 2nd series of a series of 3 Associated Mangrove Aquaculture Webinars held through the Zoom application and YouTube live streaming was initiated by Wetland International and the Ecoshape Foundation, with the contribution of partners from the Department of Aquaculture, FPIK UNDIP, NGO Blue Forest and Wetland International Indonesia. The enthusiasm of the participants was seen in the QnA session led by the moderator, Mrs. Woro Yuniati. The discussion was interesting with the speakers and Dr. Roel H. Bosma who participated from Wageningen, The Netherlands via the Zoom platform. This 2nd series of webinar can be viewed online via the Official FPIK UNDIP YouTube link. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

Coastal Marine Protection, Use the Concept of the Existence of Ponds and Mangrove Forests | Webinars Series #1

Coastal Marine Protection, Use the Concept of the Existence of Ponds and Mangrove Forests | Webinars Series #1

by | Jun 23, 2021 | News, The SDGs

FPIK, SEMARANG – The Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP) introduced a new concept in marine coastal protection, namely mangrove forests and the existence of ponds for farmers. This new concept is considered successful in protecting the three against the threat of abrasion and land subsidence along the North Coast of Java (Pantura). Professor of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Sri Rejeki explained that this new concept is called Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA) or a mangrove connected pond system.

The background of this AMA concept is land subsidence caused by various factors. Starting from the massive use of ground water, logging of mangrove forests which eventually caused 640 hectares of ponds to be lost in Demak Regency and another 900 hectares were affected by land subsidence and abrasion. Abrasion causes the beach morphology to change and the coastline to move. As a result, the environmental and socio-economic quality of the community also changes. Moreover, many farmers are starting to lose their ponds and causing unemployment and new poverty. “The AMA concept is different from the previous one, silvofishery. Where mangroves are not planted in embankments or in ponds,” said Sri Rejeki in the Webinar Series #1 “Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove”, which was held some time ago.

In the webinar opened by the Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Tri Winarni Agustini presented a number of resource persons, namely Project Manager and Researcher at The Chair Group Aquaculture and Fisheries (AFI) 2001 – 2019, Dr Roel H Bosma; Lecturer of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Restiana Wisnu Ariyati MSi; Community Developer in the Building with Nature Project that facilitates the planning of 9 villages in Demak Regency, Eko Budi Priyanto; and Deltares researcher Ira Wardani.

Prof. Sri Rejeki said that generally ponds on the banks of rivers or seas have dikes with a narrow width or are directly connected to water bodies without any protection. So prone to rob or sea waves. The concept of silvofishery that grows mangroves in ponds or bunds, in reality the results are less than optimal for cultivation and coastal protection. Due to the decline in water quality and the mangroves are too dense without treatment. The AMA system, in principle, is to widen embankments bordering rivers or the sea. “This is a means of growing mangroves for green belts. For example, a pond with a width of less than 30 meters from the edge of a river or sea stream, it is recommended that the entire pond as a green belt. If it is above 30 meters, then build a 10 meters green belt. The trick is to reverse the embankment of the pond by gradually making new embankments. In this way, mangroves will usually grow along with the formation of sediments. Then the next new embankment was built. The AMA principle states that mangroves are not located or planted in embankments or in pond yards. The old concept, silvofishery, where the beach and pond embankments are not protected,” she said.

Project Manager and Researcher at The Chair Group Aquaculture and Fisheries (AFI) 2001 – 2019, Dr. Roel H Bosma explained that many countries ignore this mangrove forest. Along the coast of Java, the destruction of mangrove forests has caused the loss of settlements, infrastructure and hundreds of hectares of ponds. For this reason, it is necessary to protect the remaining mangrove forests. “Reduce the use of ground water, increase community human resources through training, replace ponds with mangroves,” he said.

Photo: Dean of FPIK UNDIP Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D. is giving a speech at the webinar series #1 Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove.

In her speech, the Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Tri Winarni Agustini said the webinar will be divided into three series. Two follow-up webinars will be held over the next two weeks. “This is a good moment to examine the role of aquaculture in contributing to the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem,” said Tri Winarni.

Head of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Dr. Sarjito MAppSc really appreciates this webinar. This webinar is an international collaboration and is disseminated to stakeholders in the field of aquaculture in particular. The researchers of this department will continue to update the concept, mindset and technology to support environmentally friendly cultivation and in improving the coastal economy.

At the end of the session, Lestari Widowati, M.Si as the master of ceremonies as well as moderator, guided the discussion of several questions from participants through the zoom meeting and YouTube channel. The issue of land ownership, tidal flooding, and increasing shrimp production in the AMA system attracted the enthusiasm of the webinar participants and became an interesting topic of discussion. Riri conveyed her gratitude to the donors from the Ecoshape foundation in the Building with Nature Indonesia project to end this first session of the webinar. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)