Integrating agribusiness and climate-smart agriculture: A global bibliometric review

Abstract

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of global research on the integration of agribusiness practices and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) from 2010 to 2024. A total of 118 peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus were analyzed using VOSviewer, Biblioshiny, and Gephi to examine research trends, intellectual structure, and thematic evolution. The field progressed through three phases: conceptual emergence from 2014 to 2016, rapid expansion from 2017 to 2021, and consolidation from 2022 to 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 40.7 percent during the expansion period. Six dominant thematic domains were identified: resilience and adaptation, adoption and implementation, value chains and markets, policy and governance, financing and investment, and technology and innovation. Despite growing scholarly attention, 66.9 percent of studies remain at early stages of integration, indicating a persistent implementation gap. Network analysis reveals fragmentation between technological innovation and financial and governance mechanisms. This study proposes a CSA Agribusiness Integration Maturity Model and a multidimensional framework grounded in resilience, innovation, governance, and sustainable finance. Comparative benchmarking demonstrates distinct thematic trajectories relative to the broader CSA literature. The findings emphasize the need to conduct regionally inclusive and equity-driven research, particularly in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and provide policy-relevant insights for accelerating CSA mainstreaming within agribusiness value chains.