AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressed optimism with some caution in the country's food production outlook this year, highlighting positive trends in the third quarter but expressing concerns for the last quarter.
AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressed optimism with some caution in the country's food production outlook this year, highlighting positive trends in the third quarter but expressing concerns for the last quarter.Admitting that agricultural output contracted in the second quarter due to the El Niño climate effect, Tiu Laurel also mentioned potential problems in the coming three months.
This is likewise the reason the Agri chief projected that, in the coming months, full-year farm output may decrease: 'There is a possibility, honestly. Because we really had a very bad El Niño and productivity was down, really down.'Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that in the first quarter of 2024, the country's farm output remained relatively flat as its three subsectors posted declining figures.Then production fell 3.
Laurel Cautiously Upbeat On Agri Output
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