Is agricultural revitalization possible through the climate-smart agriculture: a systematic review and citation-based analysis

Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to identify the prevailing streams in the research of climate-smart agriculture in order to help to conceptualize this new scientific notion and assist in drawing clear borders between climate-smart agriculture, agricultural sustainability and resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

In order to conceptualize the climate-smart agriculture (CSA), the current research provides an in-depth bibliometric analysis indicating the prospective research directions in CSA. The findings of this paper are important in guiding the research on creation of climate-smart agriculture across different regions.

Findings

The notion of the CSA covers three main objectives: increased productivity, enhanced resilience and reduced environmental footprint of agriculture. It is found that due to its novelty, the climate-smart notion does not always have its defined research agenda and is considered to be both a constituent part of some other scientific framework (e.g. sustainability) and an independent research avenue.

Originality/value

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the literature on the CSA. The linkages among the concepts, research centers and research strands are identified via the citation-based analysis.

Citation

Morkunas, M. and Balezentis, T. (2022), "Is agricultural revitalization possible through the climate-smart agriculture: a systematic review and citation-based analysis", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 33 No. 2, pp. 257-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-06-2021-0149