IPB Displays 131 Excellent Products of Innovations in Agrinex 2012
With the concept of a traditional European market stand of agricultural, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) exposed 131 innovative research products included in the Business Innovation Center (BIC), the Ministry of Research and Technology in Agrinex Expo 2012, Jakarta Convention Center on March 30-1 April 2012. Activities Agrinex Expo 2012 was held in cooperation between IPB, Perfomax and the Ministry of Agriculture.
"The exhibition of IPB’s products of innovation is to introduce the works of IPB to the public," said Vice Rector of Business and Communication IPB, Dr. Ir. Arif Imam Soeroso. This exhibition, he hops, can stimulate cooperation between academicians, businessmen and researchers so that the IPB’s products can be produced at an industrial scale for commercialization.
The exhibited products include a simple "3 In 1" dryer, portable biodigester to produce biogas, modern gedhek (bamboo wall), gypsum boards made from kenaf plant, rolling oil made from castor oil and palm oil, big pepper of high yields, formula of wheat flour as a natural aphrodisiacs, probio, mangrove incubators, mulberry juice formula as a health drink containing reducing- cholesterol antioxidants, excellent biodiesel from oil palm, biopelet from palm midrib, fresh yogurt dispenser, efficacious java tea, functional drinks of antanan, a formula of gelugur-acid and kunci pepet as slimming substance, biomaterials for bone substitution, antitumor extract of tabat barito, uric acid herbal, weiqi (flavored mushroom and ready-to- eat food), anti-bird flu and anti-diarrheal "3 in 1"chicken egg, resistant starch of functional material as inhibitor of colon cancer , omega-3 supplements for chicken feed, catfish biscuits, carrot sheet of high nutrients for making vegetable leather, eucalyptus oil candy, rice bran stabilizing technology to produce functional food ingredients and others.
IPB also sells its own horticultural products such as red okra, baby green beans, pumpkin, squash, kale, purple round eggplant, asparagus, curly lettuce, spoon mustard, red spinach, caisin, white pare, flower chives, cherry tomatoes, red string beans length and crystal guava. Seedlings are available at IPB’s stand. Also sold were the products of IPB academic research, made from natural material such as bar soap, body scrub, various herbal medicines, and various children toys of characters. (Mtd)
