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Final agriculture damage from Typhoon Odette exceeds P13 billion
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has finalized the total damage and losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon Odette at P13.3 billion.
The typhoon affected 533,709 farmers and fishers across 462,766 hectares of agricultural land, with a production loss of 273,062 metric tons.
The fisheries sector sustained damage of P3.97 billion, rice P2.12 billion, high-value crops P2 billion, coconut P1.62 billion, and sugarcane P1.15 billion.
The DA has provided P2.9 billion in assistance to the affected farmers and fishers.
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