The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation have joined forces to drive climate-resilient agriculture across Nigeria.
This partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at NiMet headquarters in Abuja, aims to develop climate-smart weather tools, build farmer capacity, and promote technologies that strengthen agricultural value chains against climate change impacts.
NiMet’s Director General/CEO, Prof. Charles Anosike, emphasised the collaboration’s importance in providing farmers with timely and accurate climate information. “For agriculture to be truly climate-resilient, access to reliable weather and climate information is essential”, he said.
AATF’s Regional Director, Dr. Jean Tignegre, highlighted the foundation’s mission to remove barriers hindering smallholder farmers from accessing transformative agricultural technologies.
The partnership will focus on developing climate-smart weather support tools for women- and youth-led micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in agriculture, building capacity on climate-smart agricultural tools, providing technical support in agreed project locations, and jointly developing funding proposals for climate-smart technologies in Nigeria.
The agreement, which runs until January 31, 2028, sets out frameworks for transparent project implementation and joint planning, ensuring that both organisations work together to enhance farmers’ resilience to climate change, strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value chains, and contribute to sustainable food security nationwide.