The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) on Tuesday prepared measures to protect farmers from the looming El Niño season before the year ends. In a briefing, DA-10 Executive Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan said the region has identified 92,000 hectares of vulnerable land for corn when the dry season forecast hits in November or December. “Same with rice farmland, even though rice is irrigated, at least there are 88,000 hectares …
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