[PkM – Partner Village] On Thursday, 23 May 2024, The PkM – Partner Village Team for Lumbung Mataraman, Kedungpoh Gunungkidul, visited Lumbung Mataraman. The visit was welcomed by the village head of Kedungpoh (Dwiyono) and Director of Lumbung Mataraman (Didik Purnomo) along with their team. The PkM – Partner Village team consists of Drs. Hari Purwanto, MP., Ph.D.; Soenarwan Hery Poerwanto, S.Si., M.Kes.; Ludmilla Fitri Untari, S.Si., M.Si.; Dwi Umi Siswanti, S.Si., M.Sc., and Dr. Bambang Retnoaji, M.Sc. who was represented by his students.
The event began with a presentation on each member’s program plans. Drs. Hari Purwanto started with plans for beekeeping and training on klanceng bees cultivation; Soenarwan Hery Poerwanto, S.Si., M.Kes presented plans for vermicompost and enhanced animal feed with the addition of POC-2023; Dwi Umi Siswanti, S.Si., M.Sc. planned training on production biofertilizers and their application to handle anthracnose in chili plants; Ludmilla Fitri Untari, S.Si., M.Si. outlined plans to plant rare plants in Lumbung Mataraman and document the ethnobotany data of the Kedungpoh community; and Dr. Bambang Retnoaji, M.Sc. would provide training on wader fish cultivation.
The partners consist of ten Kedungpoh Women Farmers Group and the managers of Lumbung Mataraman. The partners were enthusiastic about the programs presented by the PkM – Partner Village Team Faculty of Biology UGM for Lumbung Mataraman. “We have been eagerly awaiting programs from the Faculty of Biology,” said the Kedungpoh village head on behalf of the farmer partners. Didik Purnomo, as Director of Lumbung Mataraman, responded optimistically, believing that the program would further legitimize Lumbung Mataraman as a notable Edu-Agrotourism destination in Gunungkidul. Kedungpoh has been bustling with many study visits from various farming groups from Central and East Java. In April, one of Kedungpoh’s agricultural activists, Tri Wahyuni, was awarded the 2024 Women’s Agriculture Initiator by the Gunungkidul Regent. “Hopefully, with the program from the Faculty of Biology UGM, we will progress further and have a wider impact,” said Didik.
Next, the program proposers meet and discuss the agenda with their respective program PIC. This discussion resulted in an agreement on the timeline and the preparation of the necessary infrastructure. The event concluded with snacks (godhokan) and a group photo. This activity embodies SDGs number 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 5 (Gender Equality), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). (TIM-LM)