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Smallholder farmers in Tepus, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, rely on rain fed farming that is based on indigenous knowledge. The indigenous knowledge farming practice is called ngawu-awu relying on weather predictions on the traditional Javanese calendar called Pranata Mangsa. The traditional Javanese calendar also functions as a practical guide for agricultural activities. This research is aim at providing knowledge and information on how climate change and governmental agricultural policies in Indonesia affected on the practices of ngawu-awu and its impacts on small holder farmers’ livelihood in Tepus, Gunungkidul Regency.