Halaga ng pinsala sa sektor ng agrikultura dahil sa El Niño, pumalo na sa P9.5-B ayon sa DA
Halaga ng pinsala sa sektor ng agrikultura dahil sa El Niño, pumalo na sa P9.5-B ayon sa DA;
Naipamahaging tulong ng pamahalaan, umabot na sa P9.71-B
Naipamahaging tulong ng pamahalaan, umabot na sa P9.71-B
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00:00Almost Php 10 billion is the value of the land that El Niño planted in the agriculture sector.
00:06But the government is using that money to help fishermen and farmers.
00:14Clayzel Pardilla in the center of the news, live.
00:20The distribution of the Department of Agriculture continues to help fishermen and farmers
00:27affected by the drought caused by El Niño.
00:33Php 9.71 billion is the value of the help distributed by the Department of Agriculture
00:40to those affected by the drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
00:45Among those who received it are financial aid, water, free food, and alternative livelihoods
00:52for farmers and fishermen.
00:55It was distributed by the agency, a partner of the work of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:02to distribute presidential assistance to farmers, fisherfolk, and families.
01:08Meanwhile, Php 9.5 billion is the value of the help distributed by the Department of Agriculture
01:13due to the effects of the El Niño.
01:16The most affected are farmers in Mimaropa, Cagayan, and Western Visayas.
01:22Despite this, the Department of Agriculture remains positive
01:25that it has no major effect on the overall production of rice and its supply of rice.
01:33This is the latest report.
01:37Hopefully, it's not that bad.
01:41Our rice, the total area affected is 83,000.
01:48The total damage is 24,000.
01:50Still below our expected 150,000 hectares
01:54of total area to be affected by the El Niño.
02:00The DA also assured that the supply of onions is enough
02:04in front of the El Niño and La Nina areas.
02:08The supply of onions has been insufficient in recent years
02:12and the price has gone up.
02:14For now, there is a lot of rice in the cold storage facility.
02:20Onions can be stored.
02:24We can't use the onions because that's the purpose.
02:30We expect that the production will be high this year.
02:35It can be stored up to the end of the year,
02:38six months, so we can use it during the lean months.
02:44Naomi, the production of onions is expected to reach 370,000 metric tons
02:50in the first six months of 2024.
02:53This is still too much for the demand of 300,000 metric tons
02:56so there is no need to worry about the supply and price of onions.
03:01Here is the latest from Quezon City.
03:04Back to you, Naomi.
03:05Yes, Gleisel.
03:06Can you explain what the DA is preparing for the El Niño?
03:14Naomi, the Department of Agriculture continues to distribute
03:19various assistance to farmers
03:22such as farm inputs.
03:25For example, free rice,
03:28seeds of rice or other agricultural products
03:32that are resistant to excessive rain or flood.
03:37These are the efforts of the Department of Agriculture.
03:40Aside from that, we also provide financial assistance.
03:43Also, the National Irrigation Administration is preparing
03:48our irrigation systems
03:51so that they can supply enough water.
03:54They are also conducting desilting operations
03:58to remove the hard soil
04:01so that it can withstand the rain
04:04that our farmers can use.
04:07Thank you very much, Gleisel Cordelia.