How Nigeria is building an early warning system for agriculture
As climate uncertainty grows, so does the pressure on Nigeria’s farmers to make the right decisions at the right time. Nigeria is addressing this challenge through a public–private partnership approach that enhances the accuracy, accessibility, and timeliness of weather and climate information and an early warning system (EWS) for farmers.
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How Nigeria is building an early warning system for agriculture
As climate uncertainty grows, so does the pressure on Nigeria’s farmers to make the right decisions at the right time. Nigeria is addressing this challenge through a public–private partnership approach that enhances the accuracy, accessibility, and timeliness of weather and climate information and an early warning system (EWS) for farmers.
In Nigeria, agriculture sustains the livelihoods of most rural families. Yet, as climate change intensifies, uncertainty has become the new normal for farmers. The timing of rains, the length of the growing season, and the risks of droughts or floods now influence every agricultural decision, from when to plant to what crops to grow and how to manage resources.
While valuable data and insights exist to guide these decisions, they often remain locked within institutions or are shared too late to be useful. This gap between information producers and users has long limited the ability of farmers to act on time.
Bridging this gap requires more than data. It demands collaboration. That is why the Building Agricultural Systems Resilience in Nigeria project adopted a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) approach as its core. The aim is not simply to strengthen early warning systems, but to reinvent how weather and climate information is generated, translated, and delivered while ensuring that it becomes part of farmers’ everyday decision-making.