| Titre : | Global dynamics of climate smart agricultural practices and technologies: recent advancements, challenges and potential future pathways - A review (2026) |
| Auteurs : | B.T. Mengistie ; R.L. Ray |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Agricultural systems (vol. 231, January 2026) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 104570 |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.4 - Production Agricole. Système de ProductionThésaurus IAMM SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; AGRICULTURE NUMERIQUE ; NOUVELLE TECHNOLOGIE ; CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE |
| Résumé : | Climate smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly promoted as a solution to climate related threats to global food systems. While research on CSA is growing, critical analysis of its evolution, implementation, and future pathways remains limited, especially across diverse geopolitical contexts. Critics argue that several farming practices, interventions, and technologies are being introduced as climate-smart, even though they may not effectively address the issues caused by climate change. This review systematically examines 129 publications to assess challenges, recent advancements, and future directions in CSA practices and technologies. The findings reveal significant barriers to adoption, including policy gaps and technological limitations. This review identified several critical challenges and potential future pathways in the current structure of CSA adoption which includes fragmented definitions, practice vs. policy gap, insufficient integration of socio-economic dimensions; weak monitoring and accountability mechanisms; overreliance on quantitative metrics and fragmented indicator systems among others. CSA has advanced globally through diverse practices and technologies, yet faces political contestation, goal trade-offs, and power imbalances. Its adoption depends on personal, technological, economic, institutional, socio-cultural, and informational factors CSA is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It highlights concerns over CSA being lacking unified criteria, and unevenly addressing its three core pillars. Overall, this review analyzed that CSA implementation often reflects power imbalances, as policies, funding, and technologies are largely shaped by institutions in the Global North, frequently misaligned with the needs and realities of smallholder farmers in the Global South. Effective CSA requires context-specific solutions that optimize synergies and manage the trade-off between core pillars of CSA. The review calls for context specific interventions and broader engagement beyond scientific framing to make CSA more inclusive and effective for farmers, policymakers, and stakeholders globally. |
| Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
| URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104570 |
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