Ir. Muhammad Faiz Barchia, M.Sc., Ph.D.

NAME: Muhammad Faiz Barchia

Current Office Address: Soil Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu. Jalan WR Supratman Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, Indonesia.

Email: faizbarchia@unib.ac.id

Education:

IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia

2002

Doktor degree in Soil Science

University of Sydney, Australia

1995

Master degree in Soil Science

Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia

1985

Bachelor degree in Soil Science

Working experience:

University of Bengkulu

Lecturer 1986 – now

Head of the Bengkulu University LPPM Business Incubator (2020 – 2021)

Disperindagkop and UKM South Bengkulu Regency

Preparation of the South Bengkulu Regency Industrial Development Plan (2021)

Disperindagkop and UKM Kaur . Regency

Preparation of the Kaur Regency Industrial Development Plan (2021)

Disperindag Bengkulu City

Preparation of Bengkulu City Industrial Development Plan (2021)

Environmental Service of Rejang Lebong Regency

Preparation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Rejang Lebong Regency RPJMD (2021)

Disperindagkop and UKM Central Bengkulu Regency

Preparation of the Central Bengkulu Regency Industrial Development Plan (2020)

Disperindag Bengkulu Province

Preparation of Bengkulu Province Industrial Development Plan (2019)

Kepahiang District Environmental Service

Preparation of the Carrying Capacity and Environmental Accommodation of Kepahiang Regency (2019)

Teaching:

Bachelor (S1)

1. Basics of Soil Science
2. Watershed Management
3. Indonesian Soil Geography
4. Geomorphology and Landscape Analysis
5. Land Restoration
6. Waste Management

Postgraduate (S2)

1. Natural Resources and Environment Management
2. Conservation of Agricultural Resources

Research Project:

1. Characteristics, Amelioration, Changes in Land Use and Sustainability of Rice Cultivation in Mukomuko Peatlands (2021)
2. Soil Nutrient Availability, Nutrient Uptake in Relation to Rice Yield in Peat Swamp (2021)
3. Analysis of the Sustainability of Rice Farming in Irrigated Rice Fields in Bengkulu Peatlands (2020)
4. Soil Erosion Model and Mapping in Bengkulu River Watershed Catchment Area with Remote Sensing and GIS (2017)
5. Erosion Hazard Level and Land Criticality of Manna Watershed (2016)
6. Red Potato Development Model in the Highlands (2016)
7. Test of Local Rice Varieties in Bengkulu Peat Swamp (2014)

Publication:

Journal

1. Sustainability Status of Paddy Cultivation on Marginal Peat Soils in Indonesia – Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science Vol. 27(2):259-270
2. Rice Yield related to fertilizers applied by farmers on two areas of marginal peat in Bengkulu Indonesia – American Journal of Applied Science 18.
3. Assessment of Air Bengkulu (Indonesia) watershed based on agroecosystem landscape quality and sustainable land use plan – Biodiversitas 21 no 11 DOI 10.13057biodiv/d211150
4. Option for land conservation practices based on land uses in Kungkai watershed Bengkulu Sumatera Indonesia – IJESD vol.7 no 3.

Book

1. Voices from the Interior, Voices from the Edge of Civilization (2015)