Citing figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Ramos said rice production dropped by as much as 13, 737 metric tons worth P435 million this year.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration had declared the country is experiencing since July this year the strongest El Nino phenomenon ever recorded.
It predicted that the month of November will be the driest for Northern Mindanao.
Ramos said the dry spell has already affected 650 hectares in Kapatagan town in Lanao del Norte where its irrigation system was damaged by tropical storm Agaton in 2014.
She said the cash-strapped National Irrigation System was not able to repair the damage on the irrigation system of the rice-producing municipality.
She said the same thing happened in the province of Bukidnon where rice farmers were already fighting among themselves for the limited water supply from their irrigation canals.
She said the agriculture department has resorted to “cloud seeding” over Lake Lanao and Bukidnon in cooperation with the Philippine Air Force.||| |||buy amoxicillin online with |||
Ramos said the planes will be coming from Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro, a former commercial plane hub which has been converted into a military airbase.||| |||buy zantac online with |||
