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OVER 2,000 rice and corn farmers in Central Visayas, nearly 300 of them in Cebu, have suffered some P30 million worth of crop damage due to the El Niño weather phenomenon as dry spells and drought intensified, the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas said Thursday, April 11, 2024.The hit on the supply of these staple crops does not augur well for rice and corn prices moving forward.In Cebu, the crop damage has amounted to P3.7 million so far.
It also intensified the monitoring of the Small-Scale Irrigation Projects or SSIPs, Small-Water Irrigation Systems or Swips and irrigation canals in the region. The local government units have also augmented the buffer stocks for those not included in the DA 7 provision of farm inputs such as drums and hose. InsuranceThe LGUs have also provided insurance indemnity for those not covered under the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. in Cebu province. The DA 7 said that as of Feb.
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