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Help for Pinoy Farmers Hit by El Nino Phenomenon
« on: February 18, 2010, 09:09:06 PM »
(PNA) - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked an initial P882.18 million to fast track the implementation of mitigation measures for farmers and fisherfolk in 14 provinces in Luzon and the Visayas, where the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to last until July has already damaged over 200,000 metric tons (MT) of palay, corn and other crops with an aggregate value of P2.84 billion.

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Thursday said the DA’s regional field units (RFUs) in the five El Niño-hit regions are already drawing up with local government units (LGUs) their respective master lists of affected farmers eligible for food aid under the Emergency Food Assistance Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Separate master lists are also being prepared by RFUs and LGUs for farmer-victims qualified to enroll in skills training programs of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) or for possible emergency employment for the construction or repair of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and irrigation facilities, he said.

The 14 affected provinces are Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino in Northern Luzon; Bulacan and Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon; Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon in the MIMAROPA area or Region 4-B; Masbate in Bicol; and Antique, Guimaras and Negros Occidental in Western Visayas.

According to the February 16 situationer report by the DA Central Action Center (DACAC), crops planted in 10,533 hectares have zero chance of recovery while those planted in another 147,633 hectares can still recover from the dry spell -- or a total of 158,166 hectares of affected farmland with 201,237 MT of assorted crops valued at P2.84 billion combined.

Of these affected farms, some 35,360 hectares are palay fields with 56,696 MT of damaged crops valued at P963.84 million, while another 122,748 hectares planted to corn fields with 144,359 MT were also damaged worth P1.88 billion.

Worst hit among the 14 provinces is Isabela, which has absorbed palay losses amounting to P1.85 billion from 144,359 MT of damaged crops in a total of 87,850 hectares, and corn losses valued at P1.85 billion from 101,609 MT of destroyed crops in 72,157 hectares combined.

The damaged palay fields represent 3.39 percent of the one million hectares for harvesting over the January-March period while the volume account for 1.5 percent of the production forecast of 3.79 million MT for the period.

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Re: Help for Pinoy Farmers Hit by El Nino Phenomenon
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 07:16:41 AM »
ayay another opportunity for them to make another scam .... its election time.

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Re: Help for Pinoy Farmers Hit by El Nino Phenomenon
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2010, 07:19:42 AM »
ayay another opportunity for them to make another scam .... its election time.

klaro kaayo...

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