Ani ng mga magsasaka sa Tinoc, Ifugao, nabansot at nabawasan dahil sa kakulangan ng tubig;

Ani ng mga magsasaka sa Tinoc, Ifugao, nabansot at nabawasan dahil sa kakulangan ng tubig;   Mga programa para sa mga naapektuhan, nakahanda na

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00:00Due to the lack of water, the effect of El Niño reduced and decreased the number of farmers in Tinok Ifugao.

00:08This is what Dante Guittu of PTV Cordeliera reported.

00:14Due to the increase in the number of carrots, Mary Jane and I came here to Tinok Ifugao.

00:19Noticeably, the number of carrots is smaller than usual.

00:24But even though it's already a loss, we still need to harvest.

00:27The farmers say that the water is depleted because of El Niño.

00:32There are nearby plants in the area, but they are drying up quickly.

00:36That's why they need to irrigate more.

00:39We have to plant more.

00:42How long have you been planting?

00:44We have been planting for a long time.

00:46We have been planting for a long time.

00:48We have been planting for a long time.

00:50We have been planting for a long time.

00:55All of the plants here need water.

01:01If there's no water, there's no harvest.

01:05In other parts of Tinok, farmers are still trying to plant even if it's dry.

01:11This is the only thing they can survive on.

01:14After the cabbage, they will continue with the carrots.

01:17They hope to recover this cropping season.

01:2170% of the 20,000 population of the municipality are farmers.

01:28Tinok is known as the vegetable basket of Ifugao

01:31because during the cropping season,

01:33they can harvest up to 234 metric tons of vegetables.

01:38But now, they can't reach that number

01:41because some of them didn't plant last cropping season.

01:45I couldn't plant last cropping season because our area is fed.

01:51So, I didn't put myself in danger.

01:55But my fellow farmers who are planting,

01:59they are planting for sugarcane

02:04in case it rains.

02:07According to Tinok officials,

02:10there are programs for the farmers.

02:14They funded crates and given to organizations

02:21and other materials like plastic sheets.

02:30So, those are the materials given to individual and organizations.

02:39There are also coordination with various agencies

02:41to arrange the irrigation plants for flood victims

02:46and to build additional irrigation.

02:49Meanwhile, according to DA Cordillera,

02:52more than 3,000 farmers are affected because of El Niño

02:57and more than 300 million pesos are spent on agriculture.

03:04This is Dante Gittu for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.