TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: Farmers in Cagayan Valley are adopting a drought-resistant rice variety recommended to them by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to combat the effects of the long dry spell that has resulted in the loss of more than P2 billion worth of crops in the region.

Ernesto Guzman, DA-Region 2 chief of operations, said they are introducing the rice variety called “green super rice” (GSR) to help farmers’ cope with the effects of the prolonged El Niño phenomenon.