DA, tiniyak ang sapat na supply ng pagkain sa bansa sa gitna ng inaasahang epekto ng El Niño
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. pointed out the effects of El Nino to all the agencies.
00:06 At the same time, he told the Agriculture Department that there is enough food
00:12 in the severe drought season.
00:15 This is what Alan Francisco wrote.
00:17 Just brief the President that all our crops commodities,
00:23 especially for rice and corn, pork and chicken,
00:28 were a bit stable and there will be no problem in this coming months.
00:34 So we don't need to worry.
00:36 This is the government's statement.
00:38 There is enough food supply in the country
00:41 amid the expected severe effects of El Nino this month.
00:45 In a briefing in Malacanang,
00:47 the Agriculture Department said that this is what was discussed in the sectoral meeting today
00:51 that was led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:54 In the talk of rice or rice,
00:56 the rise supply and demand outlook this year
00:59 will be stable or sufficient until the end of 2024.
01:04 There is an annual average surplus of 3.7 million metric tons
01:08 or equivalent to almost 600 days of buffer stocks.
01:11 The same goes for corn, pork, chicken and even eggs, onions, sugar and fish.
01:18 Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro said
01:22 that the supply of rice is important
01:24 so that the price does not suddenly rise.
01:27 Even if we have small price or low price,
01:29 but if you do not have a supply, then we will have a problem.
01:33 In the other countries, for example, in Vietnam,
01:36 the price now is something like 48.
01:39 In Thailand, it's something like 52.
01:44 So we are not far, you know.
01:47 And they are supplying us with rice.
01:50 Some of the actions of the government
01:52 that were presented to President Marcos
01:54 to fight the effects of El Nino,
01:57 the arrangement of irrigation,
01:58 the supply of rice to farmers and others,
02:01 the DA also continued to build more cold storage facilities and warehouses.
02:06 The task force El Nino said that from 50,
02:10 the affected provinces of El Nino are now below 41.
02:14 We have 17 provinces experiencing dry condition.
02:19 We have 10 provinces experiencing dry spell
02:24 and then 14 provinces experiencing drought.
02:27 So from the task force or the macro perspective,
02:33 the task force and the principal agencies are doing something.
02:36 The government is also providing alternative income
02:39 to the affected provinces of El Nino phenomenon.
02:42 Basically, the challenge is for the unforeseen events.
02:48 But as I said, as the president mentioned in his speech in Davao last week,
02:56 under Bagong Pilipinas, we try to nip the problem in the bud,
03:01 not let them catch us off guard.
03:05 El Nino is expected to last until March this year.
03:09 Alan Francisco for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.