Call for Papers

Climate Smart Agriculture
Special Issue of Agricultural Research Journal
Volume 62, No. 6 | December 2025
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2025

Agriculture is at the frontline of the climate crisis. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, and increasing frequency of extreme weather events are already undermining food security, especially in vulnerable regions. To ensure sustainability, productivity, and resilience in food systems, agricultural practices must undergo a transformative shift. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach that aims to sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience (adaptation), reduce or remove greenhouse gases (mitigation), and enhance achievement of national food security and development goals.

The concept of CSA involves innovations in crop, livestock, forestry, and fisheries systems that balance environmental sustainability with socio-economic viability. It integrates new technologies, improved farm management practices, weather-smart decision tools, agroecological approaches, and supportive policy frameworks. Though CSA has gained prominence in global dialogues, large-scale implementation remains limited due to challenges such as limited access to information, resources, and locally adapted technologies.

This Special Issue of Agricultural Research Journal will showcase cutting-edge research, reviews, and field-level innovations in Climate Smart Agriculture. We welcome original contributions that provide actionable insights, frameworks, and technologies to foster climate resilience in agricultural systems.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Development and deployment of climate-resilient crop varieties
• Agroecological and conservation agriculture practices for CSA
• Pest and disease dynamics under changing climate scenarios,
• Integrated pest and disease management strategies adapted to CSA
• Precision agriculture and digital technologies for climate adaptation
• Carbon sequestration practices and greenhouse gas mitigation
• Climate-smart soil and water management strategies
• Livelihood resilience and gender-inclusive approaches in CSA
• Climate risk assessment and modeling for decision support
• Role of policy, finance, and institutional innovation in CSA scaling
• Farmer knowledge systems and co-creation of CSA solutions
• Monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) frameworks for CSA impact

Submission Guidelines:
Authors are invited to submit full-length research papers, review articles, and case studies at editorjr@pau.edu. All submissions will undergo peer review. Manuscripts must adhere to the journal’s formatting and submission standards (www.arj.pau.edu).

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025
Publication Date: December 2025 (Volume 62, No. 6)

For inquiries, please contact the Editorial Office at: editorjr@pau.edu