To recover from the losses caused by typhoon “Egay” in significant rice production areas, the government urged farmers to exert extra effort to sustain rice production.
He also instructed local executives to ensure strategies are implemented to secure food production in the country “like replanting short-duration rice varieties in feasible areas, like those with good water sources/irrigation during October and November.” For additional income sources, the distribution of one-month-old chickens among areas unaffected by avian flu was also prescribed.Furthermore, the latest damage to agriculture from the typhoon stood at P3.17 billion for a total volume of 106,453 metric tons planted in 170,843 hectares. Farmers and fisherfolk affected totaled 146,260, the DA reported.
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