Despite the critical role Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Practices (SAIPs) play in improving crop productivity, limited knowledge exists on the factors that affect their adoption and adoption intensity. This paper examined the influence of institutional and socio-economic factors on the adoption and adoption intensity of SAIPs in maize production. Data were collected using a questionnaire from 320 maize farmers randomly selected from the Kamuli and Jinja districts in Eastern Uganda. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary regression. Results revealed that the highest adopted SAIP was improved maize varieties (at 58%) while conservation tillage was the least adopted (at only 36%). Institutional factors i.e., access to extension services, access to credit, market access, and group membership influenced both the adoption and adoption intensity of SAIPs, while socio-economic factors i.e., gender, family labor, and land ownership mainly influenced the adoption intensity. While the paper underscores the critical role of extension institutions in promoting technology adoption, it also underlines the need to consider individual constraints in intensifying technology adoption. The paper concludes that public and private extension agencies need to tailor-make agricultural technology promotion to ensure the adoption and adoption intensity of these technologies. Tailor-making agricultural technology promotion strategies will ensure that farmers with the appropriate socio-economic characteristics are reached for effective technology adoption and intensity.

Tobacco production and curing is the single most important contributor to soil degradation and deforestation. To minimise the environmental effects of tobacco production, the environmentally friendly, and energy-efficient rocket barns technology was developed. In spite of its energy saving and environmental benefits, the adoption of rocket barns remains low and understudied. This paper assessed farmers perception and factors affecting the adoption of rocket barn technology. Data was collected using in a cross-sectional survey using structured questionnaires were from 242 Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco farmers in Uganda. Analysed was done using SPSS and STATA software. Results show that the adoption of rocket barn technology was low, at 12%, with farmers. Farmers perceived adopting the rocket barns technology to be risky and costly. Experience, training, distance to wood fuel, access to extension information, and benefits and risk perceptions were the major determinants of adoption of rocket barns technology. Promotion and adoption of rocket barns technology will require concerted sensitization and training of farmers on the environmental benefits of rocket barn technology. Emphasis such efforts should target the relatively young and inexperienced FCV tobacco farmers.