Importance of Horticulture in Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia Short Systematic Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47363/JFTNS/2024(6)176Keywords:
Climate Smart Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Security, EthiopiaAbstract
This review is assessed in Debre Berhan university and the review mainly focused on the role of Horticulture in insuring climate smart agriculture in
Ethiopia. Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopian economy. Even though agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the country climate variability, change, and related extreme events are adversely affecting agricultural production by resulting in increased variability in precipitation, an increase in temperature and emission of greenhouse gases. Therefore, to bring solution Climate-smart agriculture which is an agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, enhances resilience of livelihoods and ecosystems, educesand/or removes greenhouse gases emissions and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals is the primary solution. Theprinciple of Horticulture (urban and per-urban agriculture, silviculture, agro forestry of perennial woody fruits with a variety of vegetables) is again has a wonderful capacity to adopt this climate smart agriculture.