Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)
Year : 2026, Volume 7, Issue 1
First page : 17-26
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.257
Advances in Climate-Smart Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production
Ankur Tyagi1*, V Madan Mohan Rao2, Umrao Shivaji Bondar3, Pundlik Kamaji Waghmare4, Dhiraj Kumar Yadav5, Sachin Kumar6, Naval Kishore Meena7
1Ph.D. Scholar, Fruit Science, CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
2Lecturer in Botany, Government Degree College, Chintalapudi, Eluru Dist., A.P.
3Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Y.C Govt. College of Agriculture, Karad
4Assistant Professor, Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Golegaon, VNMKV, Parbhani (MS)
5Assistant Professor, Farm Forestry, UTD,
Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya Sarguja, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
6Research Scholar, Department of Agronomy, RBS College Bichpuri, Agra
7Ph.D. Scholar, Horticulture (Fruit Science), RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: attyagi27@gmail.com
Received: 14.12.2025 | Revised: 23.01.2026 | Accepted: 7.02.2026
ABSTRACT
Climate change threatens global food security, demanding sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) provides an integrated approach by enhancing agricultural productivity, strengthening climate resilience, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This review summarizes recent advances in CSA strategies for sustainable crop production, including conservation agriculture, precision farming, water-smart irrigation, agroforestry, climate-resilient crop improvement, and digital agriculture. Practices such as zero tillage, cover cropping, crop diversification, IoT-enabled monitoring, drone-based remote sensing, precision irrigation, and artificial intelligence-based decision support have significantly improved resource-use efficiency, crop productivity, and environmental sustainability. The review also highlights the role of genome editing technologies, particularly CRISPR-Cas9, in developing stress-tolerant crop varieties and examines policy initiatives led by international organizations to promote CSA adoption. Despite promising advancements, constraints such as high implementation costs, limited technical expertise, and inadequate institutional support hinder large-scale adoption. Strengthened research, supportive policies, and multi-stakeholder collaboration are essential for accelerating climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture.
Keywords: Climate-Smart Agriculture, Sustainable Crop Production, Precision Farming, Conservation Agriculture, CRISPR-Cas9.
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Cite this article: Tyagi, A., V Madan Mohan Rao, V.M.M., Bondar, U.S., Waghmare, P.K., Yadav, D.K., Kumar, S., & Meena, N.K., Curr. Rese. Agri. Far. 7(1), 17-26. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.257