Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been widely promoted as a strategy to enhance agricultural productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital agriculture technologies, including precision advisory tools, remote sensing, and AI-driven decision support...

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Autores principales: Gardezi, Maaz, Yu, Xinjing, Carcamo, Pablo, Kumari, Sheetal, Mahal, Navreet Kaur
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175031
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author Gardezi, Maaz
Yu, Xinjing
Carcamo, Pablo
Kumari, Sheetal
Mahal, Navreet Kaur
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Kumari, Sheetal
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Yu, Xinjing
author_facet Gardezi, Maaz
Yu, Xinjing
Carcamo, Pablo
Kumari, Sheetal
Mahal, Navreet Kaur
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description Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been widely promoted as a strategy to enhance agricultural productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital agriculture technologies, including precision advisory tools, remote sensing, and AI-driven decision support systems, are increasingly integrated into CSA to improve efficiency and sustainability. These technologies have demonstrated potential benefits, such as optimizing fertilizer application and reducing input waste, particularly in large-scale farming systems in Europe and North America. However, their effectiveness in smallholder-dominated agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia remains underexplored. A key challenge in CSA driven mitigation is ensuring that emission reductions do not undermine smallholder livelihoods or food security. Despite the emphasis on digital CSA, gaps remain in understanding its role in mitigating emissions while delivering co-benefits. This systematic review synthesizes evidence on how digital CSA influences the adoption of mitigation practices and co-benefits in smallholder farming systems. By incorporating a diverse range of study designs, this review aims to capture the full spectrum of digital agriculture’s role in climate mitigation and its broader implications at the farm or field-scale in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This systematic review aims to synthesize a broad collection of evidence that was previously gathered through a systematic mapping exercise.
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spelling CGSpace1750312025-08-21T15:39:31Z Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol Gardezi, Maaz Yu, Xinjing Carcamo, Pablo Kumari, Sheetal Mahal, Navreet Kaur digital agriculture nutrient management precision agriculture climate change Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been widely promoted as a strategy to enhance agricultural productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital agriculture technologies, including precision advisory tools, remote sensing, and AI-driven decision support systems, are increasingly integrated into CSA to improve efficiency and sustainability. These technologies have demonstrated potential benefits, such as optimizing fertilizer application and reducing input waste, particularly in large-scale farming systems in Europe and North America. However, their effectiveness in smallholder-dominated agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia remains underexplored. A key challenge in CSA driven mitigation is ensuring that emission reductions do not undermine smallholder livelihoods or food security. Despite the emphasis on digital CSA, gaps remain in understanding its role in mitigating emissions while delivering co-benefits. This systematic review synthesizes evidence on how digital CSA influences the adoption of mitigation practices and co-benefits in smallholder farming systems. By incorporating a diverse range of study designs, this review aims to capture the full spectrum of digital agriculture’s role in climate mitigation and its broader implications at the farm or field-scale in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This systematic review aims to synthesize a broad collection of evidence that was previously gathered through a systematic mapping exercise. 2025-03-15 2025-06-09T18:07:06Z 2025-06-09T18:07:06Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175031 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169397 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document CGIAR Gardezi, M., Yu, X., Carcamo, P., Kumari, S. and Mahal, K. 2025. Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and co-benefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol. CGIAR Climate related Systematic Review Series. Montpellier, France: CGIAR. pp: 12.
spellingShingle digital agriculture
nutrient management
precision agriculture
climate change
Gardezi, Maaz
Yu, Xinjing
Carcamo, Pablo
Kumari, Sheetal
Mahal, Navreet Kaur
Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title_full Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title_fullStr Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title_full_unstemmed Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title_short Digital climate-smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
title_sort digital climate smart agriculture for climate change mitigation and cobenefits in sub saharan africa and south asia a mixed methods systematic review protocol
topic digital agriculture
nutrient management
precision agriculture
climate change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175031
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