Nigeria has launched a project to put weather and climate data directly into the hands of farmers, insurers and agribusinesses, in a bid to shield harvests from the floods, droughts and erratic rains that increasingly disrupt food production. The Federal Government, working with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, unveiled the Climate-Smart Agribusiness Partnership for Resilience, or CSAPR, at a launch in Abuja on Friday, July 24, 2026, according to The Guardian.
What the Project Does
CSAPR is designed to strengthen the resilience, productivity and profitability of Nigeria's agricultural value chains by embedding Climate Information Services into commercially viable agribusiness products delivered through public-private partnerships, according to AgroNigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, said the initiative would connect climate science with agricultural decision-making through partnerships involving the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, financial institutions, insurers, agritech firms and farmer organisations, according to Nigerian NewsDirect. He described the launch as a turning point for a more productive, inclusive and climate-resilient sector, as EnviroNews reported.
The Money and the Timeline
The project is financed by the Gates Foundation, executed by IFAD and implemented by the Ministry through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones programme from 2026 to 2028, according to Nigerian NewsDirect. The IFAD Country Director, Dede Ekoue, said CSAPR would place climate resilience at the heart of Nigeria's agricultural transformation and promote financially sustainable partnerships that integrate climate information into value chains, according to MSME Africa. Early progress already includes the installation of automated weather stations in Ogun and Kano states and the rollout of climate advisory services, the same report noted.
Why It Matters
The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Professor Charles Anosike, pledged the agency's full technical support through its Seasonal Climate Prediction, agrometeorological bulletins, impact-based forecasts and early-warning advisories, according to Vanguard. He warned that floods, droughts, irregular rainfall, desertification and rising temperatures continue to threaten production across the country, a point echoed by Worldstage. The project is meant to serve smallholders, women and youth in particular, and it aligns with IFAD's Country Strategic Opportunities Programme and the CAADP Kampala Declaration on climate-resilient food systems, according to The Guardian.
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