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The country's farm and fisheries production value went down by 3.7% year-on-year to P397.43 billion for the third quarter, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.The DA, in a statement, said that the decline was due to the adverse weather and the lingering impact of African Swine Fever on hog production.Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority data, the DA said the value of palay production in the third quarter dropped by 12.3% year-on-year, resulting to a 5.
“Undeniably, the combined effects of El Niño and La Niña weighed down palay production, a major contributor to the crop sector, which accounts for more than half of the value of agricultural and fisheries output," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said.“We're implementing changes to the rice cropping calendar and building infrastructure like water impounding dams to mitigate the impact of climate change on the farming sector,” he added.
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