The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Women Farmers Advancement Network, a non-profit dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth, have met to discuss strategies for reducing the impact of climate disasters on Nigerian farmers.
NiMet made this disclosure in a statement on Monday.
The agency’s Director-General, Charles Anosike, said, “I commend WOFAN for the amazing work they have done over the years since 1993, with a network of close to 700,000 farmers and their various community-based agricultural projects.
“I consider the partnership between WOFAN and NiMet as one of my most important achievements because of the potential positive impact it would have on agricultural yield in Nigeria.”
According to Anisike, the partnership is indeed timely, following NiMet’s public release of the 2025 seasonal climate prediction on February 4, 2025.
“We are highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture in Nigeria. Our work at NiMet won’t be complete if our products and information are not passed to the farmers and other end users.
“With this partnership, we can meet the farmers before the onset of the rains to guide them properly on how to respond, reduce damages, reduce and manage pests, and also reduce illnesses. We would also have the opportunity, through interacting with the farmers, to receive feedback from them on the impact of our weather information on their yield,” Anosike concluded.
The founder of WOFAN, Salamatu Garba, commended Professor Charles Anosike and the NiMet team for their consistent dissemination of weather and climate information.
She emphasized that WOFAN has consistently relied on NiMet’s data to address climate-smart agricultural issues and expressed optimism that the partnership would facilitate more direct access to this crucial information.
