Monday, August 13, 2007

Drought causes P86M corn damages in Kalinga

TABUK CITY (13 August) -- Amidst the rainfall last week which may have shed a ray of hope among farmers in the province, the Office of Agricultural Services (OAS) in its initial report during the recent Kapihan sa Kapitolyo said that the province has already incurred a total damage of P86,176,000 in corn due to dry spell.


In a report presented by Dr. Juliana Aclam, Assistant Provincial Agriculturist and Provincial Corn Coordinator, she said that from the total 6,552 hectares of corn plantation in the entire province, 1,310.40 hectares have no chance of recovery while 5,241.60 hectares could still be recovered. Read more...

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