Unhas Faculty of Agriculture together with PT. Eratani Holds Public Lecture entitled Eratani’s Journey in Revolutionizing Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University together with PT. Eratani held a public lecture with the title, Eratani’s Journey in Revolutionizing Agriculture, discussing challenges and revolutions in agriculture. Taking place at Lecturer Theater (LT) 6 Faperta Unhas, the public lecture was attended by students from various study programs, such as Agribusiness, Agrotechnology, Soil Science and Plant Protection, Thursday (22/8).  Representing the Dean of Faperta, Vice Dean III for Partnership, Research and Innovation, Dr. Ir. Mahyuddin. M.Sc expressed his appreciation for the presence of Eratani who initiated a guest lecture at Faperta Unhas. He revealed that the Unhas Faculty of Agriculture has a great desire to contribute to developing advanced and modern agriculture in the future. Apart from that, Dr Mahyuddin also expressed his hope that research lecturers and students could maximize research to support agricultural progress. According to him, many people underestimate the profession of farming, even though in fact businesses operating in the agricultural sector are extraordinary, particularly in combination with the application of technological intelligence. “We hope that our alumni can become the main support for strong agricultural human resources in running modern agriculture,” he said. Andrew Soeherman as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PT. Eratani shared his experience in developing PT. Eratani. He said that one of the reasons for the creation of the company was due to low yields and an aging farming population. “Indonesia is an agricultural country but still imports, not only because of high rice consumption, but the core problem is in productivity,” he explained. Furthermore, Andrew explained about PT’s work system. Eratani and how the company overcomes agricultural problems while collaborating with conventional farmers. He hopes that related problems can be overcome, especially with the help of alumni and students of the Faculty of Agriculture.   kembali berikut