Towards Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Agriculture in North Africa through Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Review

Brouziyne, Y and Bilali, A E and Epule, T E and Ongoma, V and Elbeltagi, A and Hallam, J and Moudden, F and Al-Zubi, M and Vadez, V and McDonnell, R (2023) Towards Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Agriculture in North Africa through Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Review. Climate, 11 (7). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2225-1154

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Abstract

North Africa (NA) is supposed to lower emissions in its agriculture to honor climate action commitments and to impulse sustainable development across Africa. Agriculture in North Africa has many assets and challenges that make it fit to use the tools of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) for mitigation purposes. This study represents a first attempt to understand if CSA practices are sufficiently established in NA to contribute to reducing agriculture emissions. A PRISMA-inspired systematic review was carried out on an initial 147 studies retrieved from Scopus, Google Scholar, and the Web of Science databases, as well as from gray literature. 11 studies were included in the final analysis since they report the mitigation and co-benefits of CSA-based practices within NA. A bias risk was identified around the optimal inclusion of studies produced in French, and a specific plan was set for its minimization. Synthesis results revealed that most studies focused either on improving soil quality (nine studies) or managing enteric fermentation (two studies). The review revealed a poor establishment of the CSA framework in the region, especially in sequestering GHG emissions. A set of recommendations has been formulated to address the identified gaps from research orientations and organizational perspectives and empower the CSA as an ally for mitigation in north African agriculture.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate-smart agriculture, sequestration, GHG emissions, mitigation, low emission, North Africa
Subjects:	Others > Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Others > North Africa
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2024 04:07
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2024 04:14
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12340
Official URL:	https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/7/139
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	This work was carried out and published with support the CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative “From Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa” (F2R-CWANA). We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund (www.cgiar.org/funders/ (accessed on 23 June 2023))
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