<![CDATA[Krisis iklim global memicu terjadinya anomali cuaca ekstrem berupa false start dan dry spell berkepanjangan sepanjang siklus hidrologi 2025–2026 di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Fenomena ini mengeksalasi kerentanan sosio-ekologis sistem pertanian lahan kering semi-arid. Artikel ini mengkaji struktur logika pengambilan keputusan para petani subsisten dalam memitigasi risiko iklim ekstrem melalui pertautan perspektif Sosiologi Ekonomi Agraria dan Ilmu Administrasi Negara. Menggunakan desain kualitatif deskriptif berbantuan analisis dokumen sekunder otoritatif dari instansi pemerintahan nasional dan daerah sepanjang periode 2025–2026, studi ini mengevaluasi titik bentur antara intervensi kebijakan pangan makro dengan respons adaptasi mikro di tingkat tapak. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pola tanam intercropping multi-varietas, reintroduksi budidaya sorgum melalui teknik ratooning, serta kristalisasi hybrid knowledge (konvergensi data dasarian BMKG dan etnosains lokal) merupakan perwujudan dari konsep bounded rationality serta safety-first principle. Sebaliknya, evaluasi kebijakan publik mengindikasikan kegagalan program adaptasi seragam (one-size-fits-all) akibat patologi birokrasi dan asimetri informasi institusional. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan transformasi radikal tata kelola agraria daerah menuju kerangka local-based governance yang mengintegrasikan diskresi birokrasi lokal, kelembagaan adat, dan kepastian perlindungan hukum varietas lokal NTT. ABSTRACT The global climate crisis triggered extreme weather anomalies in the form of false starts and prolonged dry spells throughout the 2025–2026 hydrological cycle in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. This phenomenon has escalated the socio-ecological vulnerability of semi-arid dryland farming systems. This article examines the decision-making logic structural components of subsistence farmers in mitigating extreme climate risks through the intersection of Agrarian Economic Sociology and Public Administration Science. Utilizing a descriptive qualitative design supported by authoritative secondary document analysis from national and regional government agencies over the 2025–2026 period, this study evaluates the friction point between macro food policy interventions and micro adaptation responses at the field level. The analysis indicates that the implementation of multi-variety intercropping, the reintroduction of sorghum cultivation via ratooning techniques, and the crystallization of hybrid knowledge (the convergence of BMKG decadal data and local ethnoscience) manifest bounded rationality and the safety-first principle. Conversely, public policy evaluation indicates the failure of uniform adaptation programs (one-size-fits-all) due to bureaucratic pathology and institutional information asymmetry. This study recommends a radical transformation of regional agrarian governance toward a local-based governance framework that integrates local bureaucratic discretion, custom institutions, and legal protection guarantees for NTT local crop varieties.]]>
