Malang, 26 February 2024 – Batu City is not only famous for its apples, but is also a producer of delicious crystal guava. Bumiaji District, as one of the producers of crystal guava, is used as an agro-industrial tourism destination. In the UM and UPM Inbound Mobility event, FEB UM invited UM and UPM students to study at Bumiaji Agro Tourism. This activity is in line with FEB UM’s goal, namely, “Maximizing SDGs 4 and 8: Fostering Global Diversity and Creativity in Student Skills Through Education”.
The plantation visited in this activity was owned by Rahmat Hardianto. Rahmat Hardionto is a millennial farmer who initiated crystal guava tourism. The garden he owns has been developed since 2008.Therefore, Pak Hardi’s garden has been used as an educational tourism destination for UM and UPM Inbound Mobility participants. This educational tourism visit itself was carried out on Thursday, February 22 2024 with participants from the FEB UM and UPM student groups as well as lecturers. When they arrived, UM and UPM students received a warm welcome from Pak Hardi. After that, they were given a brief explanation regarding the establishment of Mr. Hardi’s plantation. To broaden their insight, Pak Hardi also invited UM and UPM students to see firsthand how to plant and harvest crystal guava properly and correctly.
There they learned how to harvest crystal guava so that it doesn’t rot quickly and also how to store good crystal guava so that its quality doesn’t get damaged. UM and UPM students were also introduced to various types of crystal guava, one of which was studied was Taiwanese crystal guava. Taiwanese crystal guava itself has large and crispy fruit.
They are also invited directly to pick guava and eat it straight away. Harvested guava has a sweet taste and a slightly sour taste, plus its very crispy and juicy texture when bitten makes the crystal guava very delicious. Ima, a student from UM said “The guava harvested tastes very delicious and is suitable for making Manisan”
After that, UM and UPM students are also taught to package the guava that has been picked. They are taught to use tools to package guava with plastic so that it is beautiful and maintains its quality. UM and UPM students are also given crystal guava salad testers and very delicious guava juice. After that, they were taught how to make processed food products from guava.
Apart from selling whole guava, Pak Hardi also makes and sells processed food products from very delicious guava. These processed guava products include pies with guava jam and guava chips. UPM and UM students are taught how to make guava jam and turn guava into a chip snack.
To increase their skills, UPM and UM students are also taught to package processed food products that will be bought and sold. They were taught how to package guava chips, from net weight per package to closing the package. Through this visit, FEB UM hopes that students can see opportunities and be able to solve problems in the world of agribusiness. This is very useful considering the large potential for agricultural and plantation products in both Indonesia and Malaysia.
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