Climate-Smart Agriculture Amidst Climate Change to Enhance Agricultural Production: A Bibliometric Analysis

Collins C. Okolie, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Okechukwu Groupson-Paul and Abiodun A. Ogundeji ()
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Collins C. Okolie: Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
Gideon Danso-Abbeam: Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
Okechukwu Groupson-Paul: Alex Ekweme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Abakaliki P.O. Box 1010, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Abiodun A. Ogundeji: Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa

Land, 2022, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: Climate change significantly impacts global agricultural productivity. Therefore, a more dynamic farming system is needed to enable farmers to better adapt to climate change while contributing to efforts to produce enough food to feed the growing world population. In the context of climate change, this study analyzed the empirical scientific literature on the link between climate-smart agriculture and farm productivity. To evaluate the relevant articles, the authors used the search term “climate-smart agriculture amidst climate change to enhance agricultural production (CSA-CCAP)” to find studies published between 2009 and March 2022 using innovative bibliometric techniques. One hundred and sixteen published papers in BibTeX format were downloaded for further analysis. The most successful selected CSA approaches in Africa, such as in the Congo Basin forest, including sustainable land management practices, water-efficient maize hybrids, and others, aim to counteract climate change with signs of 200 percent output gains. The findings showed an annual growth rate of about 19%, demonstrating that research on CSA-CCAP expanded over time during the study period. Nonetheless, the research output on CSA-CCAP varied, with 2021 accounting for 30%, followed by 2020 with 16% as of March 2022. The study concluded that boosting agricultural productivity in the face of climate change may be accomplished through CSA to end hunger, eradicate poverty, and improve people’s well-being.

Keywords: agricultural production; changing climate; climate-smart agriculture; bibliometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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