A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change is a major constraint to the progress of Africa’s agriculture, food, and nutrition security; its effect is tied to geographical position and driven by the limited adaptive capacity of the agricultural households. The most vulnerable stakeholder group are the smallholder farming househ...

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Autores principales:	Richard Kombat, Paolo Sarfatti, Oluwole Abiodun Fatunbi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	smallholder farming household climate-smart agriculture technologies adaptation food security Sub-Saharan Africa Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:28bff09178494864b81c8c95d26608e42021-11-11T19:45:18ZA Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa10.3390/su1321121302071-1050https://doaj.org/article/28bff09178494864b81c8c95d26608e42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12130https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Climate change is a major constraint to the progress of Africa’s agriculture, food, and nutrition security; its effect is tied to geographical position and driven by the limited adaptive capacity of the agricultural households. The most vulnerable stakeholder group are the smallholder farming households with limited resources and knowledge of adaptation and mitigation techniques. Sub-Saharan Africa owns more than 60% of the world’s arable land with over 85% of the farmers being smallholder farmers, who are predisposed to various risks. This paper analyzes the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) processes and technologies by smallholder farming households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study used mixed methods and an integrative literature review. This review indicated that the knowledge of CSA technologies by smallholder farmers in Africa is increasing and, thus, concerted efforts to continuously generate CSA technology would contribute to the desired positive outcome. To accelerate the pace of adoption and use of the technologies, the linkage of farmers, researchers, and extension practitioners is needed. Measures should also be put in place to ensure that CSA actions are implemented using bottom-up approaches.Richard KombatPaolo SarfattiOluwole Abiodun FatunbiMDPI AGarticlesmallholder farming householdclimate-smart agriculturetechnologiesadaptationfood securitySub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12130, p 12130 (2021)
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spellingShingle	smallholder farming household climate-smart agriculture technologies adaptation food security Sub-Saharan Africa Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Richard Kombat Paolo Sarfatti Oluwole Abiodun Fatunbi A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa
description	Climate change is a major constraint to the progress of Africa’s agriculture, food, and nutrition security; its effect is tied to geographical position and driven by the limited adaptive capacity of the agricultural households. The most vulnerable stakeholder group are the smallholder farming households with limited resources and knowledge of adaptation and mitigation techniques. Sub-Saharan Africa owns more than 60% of the world’s arable land with over 85% of the farmers being smallholder farmers, who are predisposed to various risks. This paper analyzes the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) processes and technologies by smallholder farming households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study used mixed methods and an integrative literature review. This review indicated that the knowledge of CSA technologies by smallholder farmers in Africa is increasing and, thus, concerted efforts to continuously generate CSA technology would contribute to the desired positive outcome. To accelerate the pace of adoption and use of the technologies, the linkage of farmers, researchers, and extension practitioners is needed. Measures should also be put in place to ensure that CSA actions are implemented using bottom-up approaches.
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author	Richard Kombat Paolo Sarfatti Oluwole Abiodun Fatunbi
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title	A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption by Farming Households in Sub-Saharan Africa

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