Agroecological Transition in the Cotton Zone: Analysis of Technical-Economic and Environmental Performances in Northern Benin - A Literature Review

Abdou Ganiou Abou  Chabi; Silvère Tovignan; Jacob Afouda  Yabi

Authors

Abdou Ganiou Abou Chabi Laboratoire d'Analyses et de Recherches sur les Dynamismes Economiques et Sociales (LARDES), Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Eau, Université de Parakou, Benin
Silvère Tovignan Laboratoire d'Analyses et de Recherches sur les Dynamismes Economiques et Sociales (LARDES), Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Eau, Université de Parakou, Benin
Jacob Afouda Yabi Laboratoire d'Analyses et de Recherches sur les Dynamismes Economiques et Sociales (LARDES), Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Eau, Université de Parakou, Benin

Keywords:

Agroecological transition, bibliometric analysis

Abstract

This article is a systematic review of the knowledge of technicaleconomic
and environmental performance in agroecological transition. The
data collected in the Scopus and dimension database concerned exclusively
published articles and journals, using the relevant terms. Thus, 227
documents exported from Scopus and dimension were submitted to a
bibliometric analysis with the Citespace software, then the inclusion and
exclusion criteria were carried out according to the ROSES standards. The
results reveal that the annual production of studies related to the technicaleconomic
and environmental performance in agro-ecological transition is
increasing with an annual growth rate of about 1.3%. There is a common
understanding of agroecological transition. The agroecological transition
addresses the problems of the food system from field to plate, covering all
activities and actors involved in the cultivation based on natural resources.
Among the agroecological practices analyzed, the application of compost
seems the most promising to be scaled up to improve economic and
environmental performance.

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