MANILA (Xinhua): The damage caused by the El Nino dry spell and drought to Philippine agriculture has reached 9.5 billion pesos (US$163 million - RM765 million), the Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.
The El Nino weather phenomenon has left a trail of destruction, damaging 163,694 hectares of agricultural land in 13 regions across the country, and adversely affecting the livelihoods of at least 175,063 farmers and fisherfolk, the department said.
