1. Farmer’s Day

IPB provides events for local farmers and food producers to connect and transfer knowledge. One of example is the Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Human Ecology (BEM Fema) IPB University celebrates Farmer’s Day with students and farmers. This activity invited students and farmers to voice the results of studies on agricultural systems in the archipelago.   

2. IPB Innovation Village – Subang

The Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta) of IPB University launched the Subang Innovation Village. This activity is a collaboration between IPB University and the Subang Regency Government, IPB Subang Alumni Association, CV Sari Bumi Nusantara, and farmers in Subang Regency. This activity was held in the Kiarasari Village Hall, Compreng District, Subang Regency, West Java

3. Business Matching

IPB University organizes a business matching event to facilitate collaboration between tenants and investors. 28 startups are IPB’s tenants participating in the event, and some are doing business in agriculture and food production. This event is conducted annually as part of IPB University’s commitment to growing new startups by transferring knowledge and technical and financial assistance. 

4. Food Festival

After two years off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year, Agrianita IPB managed to organize Agrianita’s Craft and Food Festival, which presents many vendors who sell various products, such as local food and beverage, handicraft, etc. This event facilitates the vendors to promote their products to the public to expand their market. 

1. Facilities provided by STP IPB University for tenants

IPB provides access, including facilities and consultation on technology and business management, for tenants of various types of businesses, including farmers and food producers. The facilities provided by IPB include production rooms, offices, production facilities at the Pilot Plant (evaporator, extractor, spray dryer, vacuum frying, freeze drying, packaging for retail products, etc.), product development, and laboratory services (proximate analysis and pre-clinical trials).

STP IPB plays a role in facilitating the development of technology and innovation to produce startups and strengthening the industrial sector by providing science and technology, physical infrastructure, and management support. The focus areas developed by STP IPB are tropical agriculture, food, bioscience, and marine. 

2. Access to Modern Laboratorium Facilities for Analytical Services at IPB University 

IPB has analytical facilities for the public to improve product quality from farmers or local businesses.  Facilities at IPB for food analytical or certification:

• SEAFAST Center IPB
  • Food Microbiology Analysis Laboratory
  • Food Biotechnology Laboratory
  • Food Quality and Safety Laboratory: Chemistry
  • Food Quality and Safety Laboratory: Microbiology
  • Food Sensory Evaluation
  • Animal Assay Laboratory
• Testing Laboratory of the Department of Agricultural Industrial Technology
  • Analysis for wastewater and AMDK
  • Analysis of the quality of crystal sugar
  • Analysis of material and agroindustry product
• Testing and Certification Services Laboratory of IPBLaboratorium Jasa Pengujian dan Sertifikasi IPB
  • Certified by LP-156-IDN for Analytical test,
  • LK-336-IDN for Calibration test,
  • LSPr-030-IDN,
  • LSHACCP-009-IDN,  
  • LSSMKP-009-IDN for product certification,
  • HACCP,
  • and Food security.

3. DigiTani

IPB launched a platform to educate farmers, Digital, to provide access to knowledge to farmers. Farmers can access various content provided in the IPB DigiTani application and communicate online with experts. IPB keeps improving this application to adapt to the era and the needs of farmers nowadays. IPB has the vision to be the center of information and innovation in sustainable agriculture.

IPB University has several market channels to market its products, and farmers, food producers, and home industries are assisted by the university. IPB prioritizes purchasing products from locals to fulfill the need of the university as well as to expand the market. To maintain the collaboration with these smallholders and SMEs, IPB keeps assisting them through technical assistance and knowledge transfer. 

IPB Shop

IPB official stores are available online and offline for the campus population and the public around Bogor, Jakarta, and neighboring districts. These stores sell various products, including vegetables, meats, processed food, herbal, etc. These products are purchased from local farmers, food producers, and home industries, assisted by IPB University. 

Sustainable Food Purchase From Local Farmers For IPB University Canteen

IPB University always uses local products for the canteen and meeting programs at the campus. Agricultural products marketed by the Agribusiness and Technology Park (ATP come from products of local farmers as well as ATP self-produce. More than 30 local farmers around Bogor and Cianjur collaborated with ATP IPB to produce organic foods with high quality. ATP IPB prioritizes purchasing local farmers’ products as part of IPB’s commitment to community engagement and development. Collaborating with farmers enables ATP IPB to guarantee the availability and quality of food products for sustainable marketing.  

Ethical sources of food and suppliers

IPB University supports the ethical sourcing of food and supplies. This commitment is seen in policies established and enacted for use within the university ground, the immediate surrounding area, and the national scale. In 2020, IPB issued a policy highlighted the ethical sourcing of food and supplies as stated in Rector’s Decree No. 133/IT3/LK/2020 concerning IPB’s Commitment in Achieving SDGs, specifically on page 2, point J “IPB ensure ethical sourcing of food and supplies”.