The Department of Agriculture yesterday denied underreporting El Niño’s damage to the agriculture sector after former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor said at least 30 percent of sugarcane plantations in Negros were affected by drought.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture yesterday denied underreporting El Niño’s damage to the agriculture sector after former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor said at least 30 percent of sugarcane plantations in Negros were affected by drought.
Montemayor earlier said that agriculture damage caused by El Niño is underreported as former Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Rafael Coscolluela had warned that sugar production in Negros is expected to drop by 30 percent amid the impact of El Niño on sugarcane plantations.The DA has reported a total damage of P5.9 billion to the agriculture sector, including P3.14 billion for rice production; corn, P1.76 billion; high-value crops, P958.06 million; fisheries, P33.
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