Increasing rice productivity has been the main priority for the Government of Indonesia to meet people's food needs, however, there are a number of obstacles such as technology adoption. This study aims to explore the condition of farmers' cultivation, especially in terms of planting systems, varieties developed and reasons for selecting varieties in three different land topographic types (low, medium, and high). Sampling was done purposely with a total sample of 45 farmers who cultivate rice. Data collection includes observation and structured interview, data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that most of the planting system that developed in three types of topography is the ‘tegel’ planting system, other technologies such as “jajar legowo” and system of rice intensification (SRI) have low developed. This is influenced by the new planting system need more skilled labor, more expensive input, and lack of farmers' knowledge. Local rice varieties have declined significantly, dominated by certain superior varieties. The main reason for selecting varieties is due to high productivity and disease resistance. In addition, the accessibility of rice seeds by farmers at the nearest farm shop. This research suggested more intensive mentoring efforts should be done through farmers’ group meetings and improvement of supporting facilities, furthermore the Local Government should improve farmers' affordability of quality seeds.

MSMEs are the backbone of the economy in Indonesia. However, most MSMEs were collapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, MSMEs recovery is needed to restore the real sector, particularly in Central Java. The study analyses the impact and economic recovery strategies during and after Covid-9 in the MSME sector. The research used a descriptive qualitative method. Data were collected by electronic survey and in-depth interviews and analyzed by SWOT. The results showed the Covid-9 pandemic significantly reduced MSME business actors’ profits due to decreased sales, while production costs remained or even increased. The vulnerability of MSMEs closes their businesses based on the subjective perceptions of business actors is that most of them can survive for more than a year ahead (33.1%) and the next six months to one year (30%). The rest can last for less than one month to the next six months, starting from December 2020. MSME entrepreneurs took several strategies to keep their business running. The methods include looking for new markets, providing discounts and bonuses, diversifying products, giving a consignment, looking for cheaper suppliers/raw materials, and purchasing raw materials with the last payment due. Potential risks when MSMEs are unable to maintain business are (1) lousy credit; (2) layoffs for workers and bankruptcy for business owners; and (3) supply and demand drop. The government should take action to recover MSMEs. The promising policies are (1) Facilitate MSMEs with capital for purchasing raw materials, (2) Development local supply chains through trading houses and regional logistics, (3) Facilitating access to financing, production, and marketing, (4) Encouraging product diversification according to the current needs of consumers, (5) Development of the MSME entrepreneurial ecosystem with a multi-stakeholder approach.

Temanggung Village is a carrot-producing village, meanwhile the number of carrots waste is still high. This condition because of farmers in this area lack of knowledge and technology to processing carrot. This study aims to determine the type of processed carrot-based which has the organoleptic properties favored by the panelists. Processed foodswere noodles, dodol, sticks, carrot juice and toffee. The study involved 18 untrained panelists who were members of the farmer group. The results showed Dodol is a type of processed carrot-based most favored by panelists, with a color score of 3.7, flavors 3.2, aroma 3.4, texture 3.1 and overall has a score of 3.4 compared to other processed products such as sticks, tofi , instant drinks and noodles.Need improvement of carrot noodles especially from the texture to be more acceptable.

Indonesian government has launched the Low Carbon Development (LCD) policy which is expected to internalize into the upcoming National Medium-term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020–2024. LCD aims to support economic growth through low emissions development activities while minimizing the exploitation of natural resources. Hence, the study’s goal was to decide the extent of implementing climate change programs at the local level, as a preliminary study to find the region’s readiness towards LCD. This research was conducted at Pekalongan, which was categorized as a highly vulnerable region to climate change in Central Java. Data was collected using a literature study, focus group discussions (FGD), and in-depth interviews. The results suggested that The Pekalongan City planning document had several adaptations and mitigation plans in response to climate change, supported by several regulations. The energy, waste, and agriculture sectors were the highest contributors to carbon emissions. This study also outlined the implementation of programs and strategies in the energy and waste sectors to reduce greenhouse gases and the obstacles they face, excluding the agriculture sector, because of limited data availability. In general, the response of Pekalongan city to climate change was still hampered by coordination between sectors, not all were elements involved. Furthermore, greenhouse gas inventory had not been specifically budgeted.

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of orgadec starter in composting cattle (cow) manure. The study was conducted at the KWT Berdaya in Samiran Village, Selo District, Boyolali Regency. The composition of organic fertilizer for each 1 ton of cow manure mix with 5 kg of Orgadec. The observed parameters were carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphor (P), and potassium (K), C/N (rasio C and N) content. The parameters were measured before and after composting process. Furthermore, the data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that Orgadec improved the composting process of livestock manure into organic fertilizer in terms of N-total, P₂O₅, K₂O and water content parameters, but only C/N ratios after meeting the standards in accordance with Permentan No.70/Permentan/SR.140/10/ 2011. In theory, the composting process using orgadec takes about 3 weeks, however the result shows that the composting process should need longer time, so it needs further study.