The Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences (FPP) at Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) distributed 16,700 chicken eggs to all families (+829 households) in Sukorejo Village, Sambirejo District, Sragen Regency, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. This activity was made possible through a synergistic program between UNDIP and PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk. The egg distribution aimed to improve family nutrition and address stunting cases.
This initiative reflects FPP UNDIP’s commitment to enforce community welfare. The faculty implemented a support program in Sukorejo Village, led by Dr. Ir. Cahya Setya Utama, S.Pt., M.Si., IPM, through the IDBU Program titled “Application of the Zero Waste Integrated Farming System to Develop Organic Agriculture and Energy-Self-Sufficient Areas” in Sukorejo Village, Sambirejo District, Sragen Regency. “Sukorejo Village has significant potential in agriculture, livestock, and fisheries, which can be leveraged to enhance the local economy through UNDIP’s community service programs,” Cahya explained.
The village head of Sukorejo, Sukrisno, S.Pd.SD, S.H., shared that most residents are involved in catfish farming. The community needs appropriate technology to make their catfish farming more cost-effective and productive. One common cause of failure in catfish farming is disease. To reduce this case, catfish farmers were provided with training on disease prevention and management in aquaculture.
The training was delivered by Alfabetian Harjuno Condro Hadibowo, a lecturer from the Aquaculture Study Program at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) UNDIP. Condro emphasized the importance of fish health management, including disease prevention and treatment. The session also included an introduction to diversifying processed catfish products and their market opportunities, presented by Ima Wijayanti. She demonstrated various processed catfish products, such as meatballs, nuggets, ekado, fish rolls, and sempol ikan.
Sukrisno expressed his heartfelt gratitude to FPP UNDIP for its long-standing contributions to Sukorejo Village through activities that directly benefit residents. “Through this training, we learned all aspects from upstream to downstream. Not only production but also processing and marketing catfish-based products,” Sukrisno remarked. He hopes UNDIP will continue to provide more appropriate technology for Sukorejo residents to boost the local economy and eradicate stunting cases in the village.
