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    Evaluating the adoption of sustainable intensification practices among maize farmers in Kayunga sub-county, Kayunga district.
    (Busitema University, 2026) Kimbugwe, Akram Sinani
    This study was conducted to evaluate the adoption of sustainable intensification (SI) practices among smallholder maize farmers in Kayunga sub-county, Kayunga district in Central Uganda. The objectives were to assess the SI practices they use, measuring the intensity of adoption, and identifying the drivers of adoption of those practices. The study followed a descriptive, cross-sectional design involving mainly quantitative methods. A random sample of 117 maize farmers was drawn through multi-stage sampling using Yamane’s (1967) formula across four parishes of Bukujju, Busale, Buyobe, and Kiteledde in Kayunga sub-county. Structured questionnaires in KoboToolbox were used to collect data, processed in Microsoft Excel and analysed in SPSS to generate descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and a stepwise multiple linear regression. The results showed that the uptake of the eleven SI practices assessed in this study varied widely where Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and improved seed were adopted by almost all the respondents, while mulching, irrigation, and agroforestry were hardly used. On the composite SI Adoption Index (SIAI), the average score was 30.97 out of 100 where 73.5% of the respondents fell into the low or moderate adoption bands, and only 26.5% qualified as high adopters. Education, age, and sex of the respondent each showed a significant link to the adoption of particular practices. Knowledge of SI practices, sex, distance to the field, and access to extension advice were the significant predictors of overall adoption intensity, together accounting for 36.8% of the variance. Overall, this study finds that SI adoption among smallholder maize farmers in Kayunga sub-county is rated at low-to-moderate level, shaped largely by how much farmers know and how much extension support they receive. The study therefore recommends that extension outreach be strengthened and better targeted.