mid-2019 became a new milestone for the University of PGRI Yogyakarta (UPY). Eight new undergraduate programs (prose) were launched by UPY as an effort to further contribute to Indonesian education. One of the new fields of science released is the Prose Technology of Agricultural Products (THP).
Officially, the THP prose has received permission to open on Wednesday, June 26, 2018 based on the Ristekdiktik Decree Number 454/KPT/I/2019 issued by the LLDIKTI Office in the Y Yogyakarta Region. 2019/2020 school year which began in September 2019 became the beginning of the prose lecture activity in the THP. THP prose is projected as the spearhead of applied science in the field of agricultural products. Scientific and skills of Prose THP graduates include all post -harvest engineering, preservation, processing to packaging agricultural products, animal husbandry, to fisheries.
One of the activities that has been carried out by prose THP with new students is an industrial visit to the Museum and Factory Brand local chocolate in Yogyakarta, chocolate monggo. This visit was also used as a celebration of World Food Day 2019 or World Food Day (WFD) which is commemorated every 16 October.
Industry visit to Coklat Monggo gave a broad and deep THP student’s student about the processed cocoa products. Explanation of the history of chocolate development and processing is generally obtained from the Chocolate Museum. While the processing of chocolate products carried out at the Monggo Chocolate Factory was shown by a short tour to the chocolate production room in the industrial complex. The fermented dried cocoa beans used by the factory are all derived from cocoa farmers in the DIY region, the majority comes from Kulon Progo and Gunung Kidul.
prose THP UPY tries to combine science and skills in the Food Sciences. Supported by educators who have studied the world of food for more than 6 years in the field of linear science during undergraduate and postgraduate education. The concentration and specialization to be achieved by THP UPY focused on processing local agricultural product processing technology and food security management skills. Graduates are expected to be able to compete insight and skills in the industrial world and food -based business.
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