Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- The 2020 forecast by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has revealed that farmers who cultivate early in 2020 are likely to have poor harvest.

The forecast was contained in a document shared by the weather and climate agency in Abuja on Tuesday, at the Seasonal Rainfall Prediction.

"Farmers are advised to avoid planting during the pre-onset period. Rather, they should focus on land preparation," it said.

A pre onset period is the season that comes before the rainfall season.

"Before the full establishment of the onset of the planting season over the various ecological zones, a couple of rainfall events are expected to occur which could be enormous and tend to give a false start of the season,".

Though such rai...