Climate-smart agricultural practices and its implication in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and its implication on improving the farming household food security status, their resilience and livelihood risk management of farmers. Design/methodology/approach – This systematic review has followed...

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Main Authors: Getasew Daru Tariku, Sinkie Alemu Kebede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2024-08-01
Series:International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2024-0012/full/pdf
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Summary:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and its implication on improving the farming household food security status, their resilience and livelihood risk management of farmers. Design/methodology/approach – This systematic review has followed procedures to accomplish the review, including literature searches, screening studies, data extraction, synthesis and presentation of the data. Findings – Based on the result of the review, the determinants of CSA adoption can be categorized into five categories, including demographic factors (age, sex, family size, dependency ratio, education), economic factors (land size, household income, livestock ownership), institutional factors (extension services, training access, credit services, farm input, market distance), environmental factors (agroecology, change in precipitation, slope of land) and social factors (cooperatives membership, farmers perception). The result also shows that applying CSA practices has an indispensable role on increasing productivity, food security, income, building resilient livelihoods, minimizing production risk and alleviating poverty. This concluded CSA practice has a multidimensional role in the livelihood of agrarian population like Ethiopia, yet its adoption was constrained by several factors. Originality/value – This review mainly emphasizes on the most commonly practiced CSA strategies that are examined by different scholars.
ISSN:1756-8692
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