This study analyzed the adoption drivers and barriers of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices among vegetables farmers in the North-Benin. Methods: Data on the socio-economic characteristics, climate change perception, environmental factors, and CSA practices were collected from 100 vegetables farmers randomly surveyed during individual interviews and analyzed using descriptive statistic, statistic inference, and multivariate probit. Results: Most of the vegetable farmers were young people with about 11 years of experiences. Most of farmers (67%) were men. About 94% of farmers felt climate change. The climate change perception depends significantly at 5% threshold, to socioeconomic characteristics of vegetables farmers. CSA practices used were mainly organic manure (95%), crop rotation (53%), reduction of cultivated area (43%), drip irrigation (17%), and livestock integration (12%). Men were more oriented to crop rotation and reduction of cultivated area use than women. Age increasing was a barrier to the drip irrigation adoption whereas the size of household was a driver of the livestock integration and drip irrigation adoption. Access to credit and belonging to a farmers’ association contribute positively to well water adoption. Conclusions: Extension services and decision makers could consider these drivers and barriers for accelerating the CSA practices adoption in vegetables farming.
adoption, vegetable farms, sustainable agriculture, climate change, Benin