Student Community Service Program

Salak (snake fruit) farmers no longer have to throw away salak’s meat waste. Thanks to the support of UGM KKN PPM students, in addition to compost production, salak waste can also be developed into bioethanol. The plans are that not just the waste of the fruit that can be processed into bioethanol, but also its stems and seeds.

YOGYAKARTA - Sugito, 36 years old, looks happy. Understandably, he no longer has to walk miles to fetch water or wait for water being provided in his village. Now, water reservoir on Krasak River at the foot of Mt. Merapi has been operational again. Previously, the reservoir had been broken by the cold lava from Mt. Merapi.

Yogyakarta- Nine students of Ehime University, Japan, joined Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Community Empowerment Student Field Practice (KKN PPM UGM), 10-19 August 2011. For 10 days, the Japanese students from Faculty of Agriculture, Law and Literature will be assigned to Wonolelo Village, Sawangan Sub-district, Magelang Regency.