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Vol. 13 No. sp5 (2026): Recent Advances in Agriculture

Climate change perception and adoption strategies in agriculture: A bibliometric literature review

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.14108
Submitted
14 February 2026
Published
04-08-2026

Abstract

Climate change is transforming farming systems across the world and how farmers perceive and respond to these changes is key to future food security. This study examines global research on climate change perception and agricultural adoption through an integrated bibliometric and systematic review of 117 Scopus-indexed publications selected using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Bibliometric analyses conducted with RStudio and VOSviewer reveal a sharp post-2020 rise in publications, indicating growing scientific and policy attention to farmer-centred resilience. Keyword and network structures show that adoption research is anchored around farmer perception, adaptive capacity, food security and climate-smart practices, reflecting the strong integration of social and biophysical perspectives. The review identifies seven major adoption pathways: crop diversification, climate-resilient crop varieties, water and soil management, farm management adjustments, livelihood diversification and institutional and information support. These strategies are widely adopted because they directly reduce risk under heat stress, rainfall variability, droughts and floods. Perception analysis indicates that farmers most strongly associate climate change with rising temperature (20 %) and rainfall variability (18 %), showing that adoption is primarily triggered by observable, experience-based stresses. However, the translation of perception into action depends on access to extension, finance and climate information. Strengthening inclusive support systems and context-specific innovations is therefore essential for scalable and durable agricultural resilience.

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