My name is James Ijampy Ali ADAMU, a Chief Meteorologist (Agriculture) with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)
I am the Team Lead of the Seasonal Climate Prediction also the Focal Point for the WMO METAGRI project in Nigeria. I am engaged in the integration of Climate Services to agricultural activity, Climate change adaptation in Agriculture, and the downscaling of Seasonal Climate Outlook to rural communities. In striving to improve relationships and connections between meteorologists, users, and decision-makers, I am also part of the Multi-disciplinary Working Group (MWG) in Nigeria, a core member of the Food Security Cluster of Nigeria and West Africa Seasonal Climate Outlook PRESASS and PRESAGG.
Over the years I have been involved in training over 75,000 rural farmers and agricultural extension agents in his career in Nigeria, mainly in areas of the application of weather and climate information in climate risk management in agriculture.