Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review
The progress of Ethiopia’s agriculture is constrained by climate change leaving smallholder farmers vulnerable. As a panacea to the challenge, development institutions, governments, and research organizations are progressively promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to maximize productivity, incre...
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| description | The progress of Ethiopia’s agriculture is constrained by climate change leaving smallholder farmers vulnerable. As a panacea to the challenge, development institutions, governments, and research organizations are progressively promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to maximize productivity, increase the resilience of livelihoods and farming systems (adaptation), and minimize or stop greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere (mitigation). This review synthesized knowledge on the prospects of CSA and climate change in addressing the adverse effects of climate change and variability by revising 99 peer-reviewed journal articles. The results depict that smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are highly impacted due to their reliance on the rain-fed agriculture production system. From several available CSA technologies in the study area, the review found that small-scale irrigation is the dominant option promoted in addition to improved animal husbandry and other technologies. Secondly, adoption differs across farmers and there can never be a one-size-fits-all approach in promoting adoption in farming societies. Thirdly, the key to spearheading the adoption of CSA is the active involvement of all actors along the value chain from the buyers to input suppliers of agricultural commodities. Moreover, the review indicated that development partners and the government have played a crucial role as evidenced by the CSA roadmap that supports CSA initiatives. Future CSA research should focus on agroecology and area-specific practices using simulation analysis and resource programming for a wider policy implication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-058fae9a64d8455f9f4d0eb94815d0e42025-01-17T04:50:37ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41242Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: ReviewGirma Tilahun0Amare Bantider1Desalegn Yayeh2Bonga University, Natural Resources and Management Department, Bonga, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Addis Ababa University, Resource Governance & Socioeconomic Research Division, Water and Land Resource Center, Ethiopia; Addis Ababa University, College of Developmental Studies, Center for Food Security Studies, EthiopiaAddis Ababa University, College of Developmental Studies, Center for Food Security Studies, EthiopiaThe progress of Ethiopia’s agriculture is constrained by climate change leaving smallholder farmers vulnerable. As a panacea to the challenge, development institutions, governments, and research organizations are progressively promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to maximize productivity, increase the resilience of livelihoods and farming systems (adaptation), and minimize or stop greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere (mitigation). This review synthesized knowledge on the prospects of CSA and climate change in addressing the adverse effects of climate change and variability by revising 99 peer-reviewed journal articles. The results depict that smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are highly impacted due to their reliance on the rain-fed agriculture production system. From several available CSA technologies in the study area, the review found that small-scale irrigation is the dominant option promoted in addition to improved animal husbandry and other technologies. Secondly, adoption differs across farmers and there can never be a one-size-fits-all approach in promoting adoption in farming societies. Thirdly, the key to spearheading the adoption of CSA is the active involvement of all actors along the value chain from the buyers to input suppliers of agricultural commodities. Moreover, the review indicated that development partners and the government have played a crucial role as evidenced by the CSA roadmap that supports CSA initiatives. Future CSA research should focus on agroecology and area-specific practices using simulation analysis and resource programming for a wider policy implication.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024172738Climate-smart agricultureFood security studiesClimate changeGeshy watershed |
| spellingShingle | Girma Tilahun Amare Bantider Desalegn Yayeh Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review Heliyon Climate-smart agriculture Food security studies Climate change Geshy watershed |
| title | Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review |
| title_full | Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review |
| title_fullStr | Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review |
| title_short | Empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate-smart agriculture on food security studies: Review |
| title_sort | empirical and methodological foundations on the impact of climate smart agriculture on food security studies review |
| topic | Climate-smart agriculture Food security studies Climate change Geshy watershed |
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