<![CDATA[This study examines why the vulnerability of maize farmers persists despite the continued expansion of agricultural aid, digitalization, extension services, and institutional interventions. Using Polohungo, Indonesia, as a qualitative, mechanism-based case study, the research argues that failures in agricultural governance cannot be adequately explained by implementation gaps or low technology adoption alone. The study identifies a "policy-system mismatch" as the primary mechanism linking governance fragmentation, weak adaptive coordination, and the persistence of farmers' livelihood vulnerability. Findings indicate that maize farming governance remains dominated by an administrative-technical logic, characterized by production-oriented interventions, fragmented information systems, procedural coordination, and weak governance diagnosis. To address these limitations, the study develops the Reflective Agricultural Governance Architecture (RAGA), a reflective governance framework that integrates systemic diagnosis, risk interpretation, institutional learning, and adaptive coordination. The study contributes by advancing reflective governance as a mechanism-based framework for diagnosing and reconstructing complex agricultural governance systems.]]>
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