Systematic Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption and Food Security

58 empirical studies published between 2016 and 2025 were analyzed in this systematic review. The review, authored by Valentine Ngalame Alobwede and uploaded to figshare in May 2026, examines Climate-Smart Agriculture adoption among smallholder farmers and its implications for food security.

Use Cases

• Identify research gaps in CSA adoption based on the review's analysis of theoretical and methodological limitations.
• Analyze geographic distribution of evidence based on the review's findings on country representation.
• Evaluate the relationship between extension services and CSA adoption based on the review's identification of access to extension as a key variable.
• Compare outcomes of CSA interventions based on the review's quantification of examined outcomes like food security and household income.

Strengths

• Follows PRISMA standards for systematic review methodology.
• Analyzes 58 peer-reviewed studies from 18 countries and 5 multi-country contexts.
• Quantifies the frequency of examined outcomes, theoretical frameworks, and independent variables.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The review notes methodological gaps, including a dominance of cross-sectional surveys and limited qualitative approaches.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of empirical, peer-reviewed studies guided by PRISMA standards.

Time Range

Studies published between 2016 and 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 15:39:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Sub-Saharan Africa (78%) and South Asia (22%), with specific coverage of Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Nigeria, and others.