Food Crop Production Study Program

Food crop production study program is a diploma 4 program. It focuses on food crop production (rice, yam, vegetables: cabbage, mustard, tomato, green bean, chili, parika, dll, fruits: orange, mango, watermelon, melon, durian, etc, and herbal plant) which lead the students to master technical skills and managerial skills such as: cultivation, preparing field, seeding, planting, fertilizing, pest and weed control, harvesting and post-harvest management. In addition, the students are trained to be professional entrepreneur and manager focused on food crop production. By having such experience, the students are able to take part as professional staff in the Department of Agriculture, agribusiness company (as a production manager, processing manager and supervisor), as consultant or as an entrepreneur that focus on the food crop production. During four-year study, the students will experience two different atmospheres: lecturing classes which are indoor activities and practicum classes which are indoor and outdoor activities. The study program applies such combined activities for 7 (seven) semesters – it includes the finishing of final project which is one of the requirements for the completion study in State Polytechnic of Jember. In the 8th (eighth) semester, the students conduct internship program in the relevant companies which is also one of requirements for the completion of the study in State Polytechnic of Jember. Completing the study process, the graduates may attach the title of bachelor of applied science (S.ST) This study program is for the senior high school level graduates who have interest in food crop production. In addition, the study program allows the senior high school graduates of any major. The graduates of vocational senior high school are allowed to be part of the study program, especially those who are the graduates of agribusiness major.