El Nino pattern costs Philippine agriculture over US$68mil in losses


ANILA (Xinhua): The El Nino dry spell and drought damage to Philippine agriculture has reached over 3.94 billion pesos (US$68 million), official data released by the government has showed

According to the Department of Agriculture, 11 regions across the South-East Asian country are reeling from the weather phenomenon, which has affected nearly 74,000 farmers and fisherfolk.

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