Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context
The aim of this review was to provide an overview of existing farming practices and technologies in Europe by assessing their contribution to climate-smart agricultural (CSA) outcomes. Following the PRISMA protocol, 110 final selected studies were scrutinized. Altogether 74 different practices and t...
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| author | Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo Søren Marcus Pedersen Tove Christensen Sigrid Denver Marilena Gemtou Spyros Fountas Gohar Isakhanyan |
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| description | The aim of this review was to provide an overview of existing farming practices and technologies in Europe by assessing their contribution to climate-smart agricultural (CSA) outcomes. Following the PRISMA protocol, 110 final selected studies were scrutinized. Altogether 74 different practices and technologies were identified. Using an inductive approach, the identified practices and technologies were categorized, and their potential contribution towards contextualized CSA outcomes—productivity, resilience, GHG mitigation, biodiversity improvement, animal welfare support, water and energy use efficiency—was assessed. Among CSA farming practices, this review highlighted legume-based cover crops, crop rotation, intercropping, and crop diversification as having promising potential to achieve CSA outcomes. Among CSA technologies, precision fertilization, crop protection, and irrigation showed promising potential. Moreover, pasture grazing, legume-based feed additives, improved forage production and holistic husbandry management with precision technologies were identified as promising contributors to CSA outcomes. The review emphasizes that the utilization of smart farming technologies and practices in crop and livestock production systems could positively contribute to achieving one or more outcomes. Overall, the GHG mitigation and farm productivity improvement outcomes were relatively well covered in the reviewed literature. Improvements in biodiversity, water and energy use efficiency, and animal welfare outcomes are not well demonstrated within the identified studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03ad9a0af2eb422087442df1cb214ead2024-03-25T04:18:16ZengElsevierSmart Agricultural Technology2772-37552024-03-017100413Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European contextKassa Tarekegn Erekalo0Søren Marcus Pedersen1Tove Christensen2Sigrid Denver3Marilena Gemtou4Spyros Fountas5Gohar Isakhanyan6Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23 Frederiksberg C 1958, Denmark; Corresponding author.Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23 Frederiksberg C 1958, DenmarkDepartment of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23 Frederiksberg C 1958, DenmarkDepartment of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23 Frederiksberg C 1958, DenmarkAgricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athina 118 55, GreeceAgricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athina 118 55, GreeceWageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 Wageningen, the NetherlandsThe aim of this review was to provide an overview of existing farming practices and technologies in Europe by assessing their contribution to climate-smart agricultural (CSA) outcomes. Following the PRISMA protocol, 110 final selected studies were scrutinized. Altogether 74 different practices and technologies were identified. Using an inductive approach, the identified practices and technologies were categorized, and their potential contribution towards contextualized CSA outcomes—productivity, resilience, GHG mitigation, biodiversity improvement, animal welfare support, water and energy use efficiency—was assessed. Among CSA farming practices, this review highlighted legume-based cover crops, crop rotation, intercropping, and crop diversification as having promising potential to achieve CSA outcomes. Among CSA technologies, precision fertilization, crop protection, and irrigation showed promising potential. Moreover, pasture grazing, legume-based feed additives, improved forage production and holistic husbandry management with precision technologies were identified as promising contributors to CSA outcomes. The review emphasizes that the utilization of smart farming technologies and practices in crop and livestock production systems could positively contribute to achieving one or more outcomes. Overall, the GHG mitigation and farm productivity improvement outcomes were relatively well covered in the reviewed literature. Improvements in biodiversity, water and energy use efficiency, and animal welfare outcomes are not well demonstrated within the identified studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524000182Climate-smart agricultureSmart farming technologiesContextualized outcomesGHG emissionEurope |
| spellingShingle | Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo Søren Marcus Pedersen Tove Christensen Sigrid Denver Marilena Gemtou Spyros Fountas Gohar Isakhanyan Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context Smart Agricultural Technology Climate-smart agriculture Smart farming technologies Contextualized outcomes GHG emission Europe |
| title | Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context |
| title_full | Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context |
| title_fullStr | Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context |
| title_short | Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context |
| title_sort | review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate smart agricultural outcomes in a european context |
| topic | Climate-smart agriculture Smart farming technologies Contextualized outcomes GHG emission Europe |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524000182 |
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