The Role of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Adapting to Climate Change

Reem Fayad*(1)

(1).Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Lattakia, Syria.

(*Corresponding author:  Dr. Reem Fayad. Email: fayadr788@gmail.com)

Received: 15/05/2023                            Accepted:8/10/2023

Abstract: 

Climate-smart agriculture is one of the most important strategies that enable adaptation to global climate changes and mitigate their effects on agricultural production in light of the increasing pressure on Natural resources and the increased need for food. It is not possible to achieve the requirements of sustainable agricultural development without adopting an approach that enables facing climatic challenges and guarantees the stability of agricultural production. In Syria, regenerative agriculture projects emerged as the nucleus of smart agriculture, which were implemented from February 2021 to September 2022 in six main governorates, which proved their effectiveness and achieved results. Positive application in terms of production, quality and economic feasibility, which can be considered an important step towards achieving sustainable agricultural production.

Keywords: climate change, climate smart agriculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainable development.

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