ILOILO CITY — The Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) of the island province of Guimaras has reported losses of about PHP11 million worth of agricultural products, especially on high value crops, due to El Nio.
ILOILO CITY — The Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) of the island province of Guimaras has reported losses of about PHP11 million worth of agricultural products, especially on high value crops, due to El Nio.
Based on our partial report, damages in our rice was pegged at less than a million, for the corn it’s about PHP200, 000. Most of the damages are seen on high value crops like vegetables, cacao, and coffee, said Ronnie Morante, Guimaras PAO head, in an interview on Saturday.
Cacao, specifically, was distributed to farmers sometime in August and in September in 2018. Farmers planted the crop around the period of distribution and the crops were affected by the El Nio in February and March this year.
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