El Niño agri damage tops P1B

El Niño agri damage tops P1B – NDRRMC

by Francisco Tuyay - Janine Alexis Miguel

Mar 07, 2024 12:15 am

(UPDATE) DAMAGE to agriculture brought about by El Niño surged to P1.05 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday.

It said that El Niño had so far affected 17,718 hectares (ha) of farmlands, equivalent to 32,844 metric tons (MT) of production volume.

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