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ABSTRACT The aims of this study is to assess (1) the multidimensional sustainability index and status of paddy farming system, (2) the sustainability index and status of each dimension (ecology, economy, socio-cultural, technological and institutional) of paddy, and (3) sensitive attributes that are affecting the sustainability of the paddy farming system. Primary data used in this study, obtained from interviewing farmers, extension agents, Subang Agricultural Agency and related stakeholders. The method of selecting samples was done purposively by selecting one village in Subang and Karawang which is the center of paddy and has farmers with land area and cropping index varies with certain categories. The analytical method used is Rapfish with multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach. The results showed that the sustainability index of inter-village rice farming varied between 44.13 - 71.93. Villages that are included in the quite sustainable category are Pringkasap and Kalijati with an area of more than 3 ha and an IP 200 because this village has ecological, social and technological advantages. While other villages fall into the less sustainable category. The villages with the lowest sustainability index are Kalijati villages whose land area is less than 1 Ha and has an IP of 300. The development of a sustainable rice business system in Subang and Karawang should be focused on villages with a less sustainable category. Efforts to improve the status of sustainability in the village must be directed at the attributes that are sensitive to affecting the status of sustainability, namely returning mulch and straw to the land, managing water with intermittent technology, and applying greenhouse gas mitigation technology.