The dynamics of climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa : a review of climate-smart agriculture among small-scale farmers

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dc.contributor.authorAbegunde, Victor O.
dc.contributor.authorObi, Ajuruchukwu
dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Melusi
dc.coverageBasel, Switzerland
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-13T17:56:36Z
dc.date.available2025-11-13T17:56:36Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentNameAgriculture
dc.description.abstractClimate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have realized that concepts that have been recommended as solutions to existing problems are not suitable in their contexts. This paper synthesizes a subset of literature on CSA in the context of small-scale agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates to the need for CSA, factors influencing CSA adoption, and the challenges involved in understanding and scaling up CSA. Findings from the literature reveal that age, farm size, the nature of farming, and access to extension services influence CSA adoption. Many investments in climate adaptation projects have found little success because of the sole focus on the technology-oriented approach whereby innovations are transferred to farmers whose understanding of the local farming circumstances are limited. Climate-smart agriculture faces the additional challenge of a questionable conceptual understanding among policymakers as well as financing bottlenecks. This paper argues that the prospects of CSA in small-scale agriculture rest on a thorough socio-economic analysis that recognizes the heterogeneity of the small farmer environment and the identification and harnessing of the capacities of farming households for its adoption and implementation.
dc.facultyFaculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
dc.format.preprintNo
dc.identifier.citationAbegunde, V.O., Sibanda, M. and Obi, A., 2019. The dynamics of climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of climate-smart agriculture among small-scale farmers, Climate, 7(11), pp.132.
dc.identifier.issn2225-1154
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.3390/cli7110132
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58192
dc.issuenumber11 / 7
dc.pages132-
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectClimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectMitigation
dc.subjectSmall-scale
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.titleThe dynamics of climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa : a review of climate-smart agriculture among small-scale farmers
dc.title.journalClimate
dc.typeJournal Article
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