Mugula, Joseph Jovin2026-03-192026-03-192017https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7442DissertationThe aim of this study was to assess farmers' choices to the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices (SAPs). It specifically aimed at determining the level of adoption profit margin between SAPs adopters and non-adopters and the influence of socio- economic and institution factors to the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. A cross-sectional research design was used involving 550 smallholders maize fanners. The secondary data collected was used to undertake and enrich the study. Descriptive statistics was used to examine the adoption rale of SAPs among smallholders' farmers in Kilosa District. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the socio- economic and institutional factors affecting the decision of a farmer to adopt SAPs. Findings indicated that there was a low rate of sustainable agriculture practices adoption (27%) among smallholders farmers in Kilosa district despite the available policies to encourage the use of SAPs. Moreover, profit margin indicated that there was a significant difference between the adopters and non-adopters of SAPs with respect to maize production regarding the mean yield and revenue obtained from the field Education, level of income of farmers, farm size, family size, and extension service were socio-economic and institutional factors that significantly (p<0.05) affected farmers' choice to adopt SAPs. Generally, findings from the study suggested that policy makers at Kilosa District should address the factors that significantly influence the adoption of SAPs and to encourage the delivery of extension services by private agents. This might increase the adoption rate of SAPs among reluctant smallholder farmers for the consistent dissemination of S/\Ps as a way forward towards the sustainable improvement of food security and livelihoods of agriculture stakeholders.enSmallholders maize farmersSustainable agriculture practicesThesis