<![CDATA[Abstract. Triyono, Sandi RM, Rozaki Z, Rahmawati N, Mila AN, Kamarudin MF, Rubiyanto CW, Yunanto. 2026. Integrating local wisdom and agroecological innovations into organic-oriented rice farming in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Asian J Agric 10 (2): g100236. https://doi.org/10.13057/asianjagric/g100236. Organic-oriented rice farming can reduce dependence on external synthetic inputs while maintaining ecological functions and community values. However, farmers' practices are not shaped by tradition alone. They emerge through the interaction between inherited local wisdom, adopted agroecological innovations, and hybrid locally adapted practices. This study examines how these three forms of knowledge are applied in rice farming in Sleman District, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and develops an evidence-based model for strengthening sustainable organic transitions. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected from April to August 2024 through non-participant field observations, semi-structured interviews with nine farmers from three farmer groups in Sleman, Pakem, and Berbah, and documentation of farming practices from land preparation to post-harvest handling. The findings show that inherited local wisdom remains visible in practices such as daying (double plowing with soil resting), manual weeding using gosrok, wiwitan (pre-harvest thanksgiving ritual), ritual-based seed selection, yuyu-based pest control, and bamboo-based drying. At the same time, farmers selectively adopt modern agroecological innovations such as Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), the Jajar legowo planting system, Beauveria bassiana, and Paenibacillus. Several practices become hybrid when farmers adapt introduced technologies to local resources, farmer-group norms, and organic-oriented farming goals. The synthesis identifies four value dimensions: ecological, technical, socio-cultural, and economic. The proposed model indicates that sustainable organic-oriented farming depends on knowledge transmission, farmer networks, institutional support, scientific validation, participatory certification, and localized market development. The study contributes to sustainable agriculture literature by reframing local wisdom as an adaptive knowledge system rather than a static tradition.]]>
