Nearly P8 billion worth of agri yields lost to El Niño – DA

  MANILA, Philippines --- The El Nio phenomenon has so far damaged close to P8 billion worth of crops and fisheries yields, and affected 247,610 farmers and 227,889 hectares of land across the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Wednesday. According to DA Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan, total production loss in the rice sector has reached P4.04 billion, affecting over 140,000 farmers and over 140,000 hectares of land. Damage and losses were also reported in the corn industry where total production loss has reached P3.89 billion, affecting over 105,000 farmers and over 133,000 hectares of land, he added. "So easily, you will identify that the staple food -- I'm...

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