NDRRMC: El Niño agri damage tops P1-B
2024-Mar-07 11:00
2024-Aug-20 22:51
DROUGHT. Extension workers in Ilocos Norte province record the dry rice field in this undated photo. The NDRRMC on Wednesday (March 6, 2024) said the ongoing El Niño phenomenon has so far caused more than P1 billion in agricultural damage in five regions. (Photo courtesy of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Agriculture Office)
MANILA – The effects of the El Niño phenomenon have caused more than P1 billion in agricultural damage across the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.
In its latest situation update, the NDRRMC has logged damage worth P1.06 billion in 17,718.11 hectares of crop areas in the regions of Ilocos, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula.
Western Visayas has so far sustained the biggest amount of damage at P687.7 million, followed by Mimaropa with P319.7 million, Ilocos with P54.4 million, Calabarzon with P2.75 million, and Zamboanga Peninsula with P717,527.
A total of 23,086 farmers and fisherfolk have so far been affected. (PNA)