<![CDATA[Background: Integrated crop management (ICM) is promoted to raise rice productivity while containing production costs. Cirebon Regency, West Java, is a major rice producing area where smallholder farmers face stagnating yields and rising input prices. Objective: This study evaluated the effect of three levels of ICM implementation on rice grain yield, itemized production cost, and farm profitability under the agroecological conditions of Cirebon. Methods: A randomized complete block design with three treatments (conventional, partially integrated, and fully integrated crop management) and four blocks was carried out on 1.5 ha of coastal alluvial paddy land during the 2023 dry season using the Inpari 32 variety. Yield, agronomic variables, and itemized costs were recorded and analyzed by ANOVA followed by Tukey HSD at the 5 percent level after assumption testing. Results: Fully integrated crop management gave the highest grain yield and the lowest production cost, raising the benefit cost ratio from 1.60 to 2.44 and almost doubling net farm income relative to conventional practice. Partially integrated management was intermediate. Detailed percentage changes are reported in the results section. Conclusion: ICM is agronomically effective and economically attractive for smallholder rice farmers in Cirebon. Practically, the findings give extension services a locally calibrated cost benefit reference for site specific nutrient and water management, and show that the required investment is recovered within one cropping season. Because the trial covered one season at one site, the gains should be confirmed across seasons, varieties, and soil types before wider recommendation.]]>
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