The country's essential farm sector is reeling from the aftermath of the two tropical cyclones that entered the Philippines in a span of a week as the recorded losses neared the P600-million mark. The Department of Agriculture's (DA) latest tally showed the agriculture sector incurred P583.45 million in damage affecting 36,872 metric tons of produce following the onslaught of Tropical Depression "Maymay" and Typhoon "Neneng." It affected 21,324 farmers and fishers in Cordillera, Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions, spanning 21,986 hectares of land. Rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock and poultry and fisheries were among the affected commodities. The rice sector alone accoun...
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