Farmers’ satisfaction with new superior varieties (NSVs) is a critical strategy for boosting their adoption. Out of 48 national NSV hybrids produced, only three, including Nasa-29, JH-37, and Bima-10, have been widely distributed at the farmer level. However, no studies have been carried out to establish farmers’ satisfaction of any of the three hybrid maize varieties. As a result, the main aim of this study is to establish farmers’ satisfaction of three-hybrid maize. The survey was conducted in three South Sulawesi maize production districts: Bone, Gowa, and North Luwu, representing the east, west, and transitional zones. A total of 150 farmers from three districts were then deliberately chosen as respondents. Variables such as seed availability, cultivation technology, post-harvest, and product marketing were monitored during our assessment. The data were then analyzed using the importance performance analysis (IPA) method. The findings indicate that seed quality and quantity, disease resistance, low yield, and productivity are the variables that require intervention to improve farmer satisfaction with the superiority of the national hybrid maize NSV. The low price of seeds, the ability to grow at 15 days, the small size of the cob, ease of harvest, and the accessibility of marketing the product at the best price were then deemed adequate variables.

The rapid advancement of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping educational systems worldwide, including Islamic education institutions that seek to preserve spiritual and ethical values while embracing pedagogical innovation. This study investigates the influence of digital technology integration, Islamic neuro-pedagogy, classroom environment, and teachers’ spiritual intelligence on Islamic classroom management and innovative teaching performance in madrasahs in Medan City, Indonesia. A quantitative research design was employed using structured questionnaires distributed to 120 teachers, and the collected data were analyzed through path analysis to examine direct and mediating relationships among variables. The findings reveal that Islamic neuro-pedagogy exerts the strongest positive effect on innovative teaching performance (β = 0.268), followed by digital technology integration (β = 0.253). Although classroom environment and spiritual intelligence demonstrate comparatively smaller direct effects, both significantly contribute to effective pedagogical practices and classroom interaction. Furthermore, Islamic classroom management plays a significant mediating role, strengthening the relationship between technological, cognitive, and spiritual dimensions and teachers’ innovative performance. The study proposes a holistic framework for AI-supported Islamic education that integrates neuroscience-informed pedagogy, digital learning technologies, and spiritual intelligence within value-based classroom management practices. These findings contribute theoretically to contemporary Islamic educational research and provide practical implications for educators, curriculum designers, and policymakers seeking to foster innovative, ethical, and spiritually grounded learning environments in the digital era.

Farmers’ perceptions of improved rice varieties represent a critical initial step in their adoption as climate change adaptation strategies. This study examined farmers’ perceptions by integrating on-farm adaptive research, which compared the agronomic performance of rice varieties, with participatory approaches to capture farmers’ evaluation of improved varieties. A total of 81 farmers from climate-affected areas of Batang Regency were purposively selected as respondents. Data was collected through structured interviews and questionnaires administered during the evaluation of field demonstrations. Farmers’ perception levels were assessed using a Guttman scale and classified into three categories: high, medium, and low. Logistic regression analysis was subsequently employed to examine the relationship between farmers’ socio-demographic characteristics and their acceptance of improved rice varieties. The results indicate that, overall, farmers exhibited a low perception of improved rice varieties. Among the evaluated opinions, Inpari 32 HDB received the highest perception scores across all agronomic attributes. The regression results show that farm size and age significantly influence variety acceptance. The odds ratio for farm size (0.117) suggests that each additional hectare of cultivated land area reduces the likelihood of adopting improved rice varieties by approximately 88.3%, holding other factors constant. In contrast, the odds ratio for age (1.080) indicates that each additional year of age increases the probability of adoption by about 8%.

Building resilient horticultural systems is critical in the face of climate variability, market instability, and institutional fragmentation. In Indonesia, farmer corporations have emerged as institutional arrangements intended to strengthen coordination among smallholder farmers and improve agribusi­ness development. However, limited attention has been given to how farmer corporations operate within the horticultural value chain and contribute to local resilience. This study examines the role of farmer corporations in strengthening the shallot value chain in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia. This analysis focused on institutional coordination, governance mechanisms, and development priorities within the shallot value chain. The evidence shows that farmer corporations can strengthen resilience by enhancing institutional coordination, collective bargaining, market access, production support, and adaptive capacity in the face of climate and market uncertainty. Institu­tional integration among farmer groups, farmer group associations, cooperatives, government agencies, and private-sector actors was found to be important for strengthening shallot agribusiness governance and promoting long-term horticultural development. This study contributes to the literature by positioning farmer corporations as farmer-based institutional integration mechan­isms, rather than conventional investor-driven corporations. Our results emphasize the need for institutional governance customized to local conditions and collaborative value chain coordina­tion in developing resilient horticultural systems in Indonesia and other agribusiness settings.