Farmers in the Northern part of the country have between 100 and 200 days to grow their crops, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET), has said.
The agency also predicted that the growing season for their counterparts in the Southern part of the country is to last between 250 and 300 days.
Giving details yesterday at the unveiling of the 2022 Seasonal Climate Projections (SCP), the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, projected that the earliest planting season for this year would begin in February, adding that the Southern part of Nigeria would have a longer growing season than the Northern part of the country.
According to the predictions, areas around Kwara, Oyo, Lagos, Nasarawa, Benue, Bayelsa, and Rivers, are likely to experience the shorter-than-normal-length growing season.
The minister noted that rainfall cessation dates across most parts of the county in 2022, was predicted to be near the long-term average conditions.
The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Mansur Matazu said the SCP is an invaluable tool that has helped a lot of farmers to improve their yields.