In terms of land use, land-use composition of the biggest around Mount Merapi is for agriculture,
either farming or non-rice paddies.The slope of Mount Merapi in Boyolali have the potential as an area of horticultural agribusiness, namely, chili (Capsium annulum Sp.) and carrot (Daucus carota L.) commodities that need to be developed sustainability in order to accelerate socio-economic recovery of communities after the eruption of Merapi.