Current Practices and Prospects of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Review

Katcho Karume, Jean M. Mondo (), Géant B. Chuma, Angele Ibanda, Espoir M. Bagula, Alex Lina Aleke, Serge Ndjadi, Bintu Ndusha, Pascaline Azine Ciza, Nadege Cirezi Cizungu, Daniel Muhindo, Anthony Egeru, Florence Mayega Nakayiwa, Jackson-Gilbert M. Majaliwa, Gustave N. Mushagalusa and Rodrigue B. Basengere Ayagirwe
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Katcho Karume: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jean M. Mondo: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Géant B. Chuma: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angele Ibanda: Faculty of Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Kisangani 2012, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Espoir M. Bagula: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alex Lina Aleke: Faculty of Sciences and Applied Sciences, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu 570, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Serge Ndjadi: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bintu Ndusha: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pascaline Azine Ciza: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nadege Cirezi Cizungu: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Daniel Muhindo: Faculty of Agriculture, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu 285, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anthony Egeru: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Kampala 16811, Uganda
Florence Mayega Nakayiwa: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Kampala 16811, Uganda
Jackson-Gilbert M. Majaliwa: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Kampala 16811, Uganda
Gustave N. Mushagalusa: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rodrigue B. Basengere Ayagirwe: Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one of the innovative approaches for sustainably increasing the agricultural productivity, improving livelihoods and incomes of farmers, while at the same time improving resilience and contributing to climate change mitigation. In spite of the fact that there is neither explicit policy nor practices branded as CSA in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), farmers are utilizing an array of farming practices whose attributes meet the CSA criteria. However, the intensity, distribution, efficiency, and dynamics of use as well as the sources of these technologies are not sufficiently documented. Therefore, this review paper provides a comprehensive evidence of CSA-associated farming practices in DRC, public and private efforts to promote CSA practices, and the associated benefits accruing from the practices as deployed by farmers in the DRC. We find evidence of progress among farming communities in the use of practices that can be classified as CSA. Communities using these practices are building on the traditional knowledge systems and adaptation of introduced technologies to suit the local conditions. Reported returns on use of these practices are promising, pointing to their potential continued use into the future. While progressive returns on investment are reported, they are relatively lower than those reported from other areas in sub-Saharan Africa deploying similar approaches. We recommend for strategic support for capacity building at various levels, including public institutions for policy development and guidance, extension and community level to support uptake of technologies and higher education institutions for mainstreaming CSA into curricula and training a generation of CSA sensitive human resources.

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; climate change; university curricula; food security; smallholder farming; DRC (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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