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Agri damage due to Crising, Dante, Emong, Habagat climbs to P1.12B
The damage to the Philippines' agriculture and fisheries sector caused by typhoons Crising, Dante, Emong, and the Southwest Monsoon has reached P1.12 billion.
These weather disturbances affected 45,408 farmers and fisherfolk across 43,741 hectares of agricultural land.
The volume of production loss recorded is 26,566 metric tons, impacting crops, fisheries, livestock, and poultry.
Further damage and losses are expected as assessment and validation are ongoing.
The Department of Agriculture is providing P653.01 million worth of agricultural inputs.
Additional assistance includes 43,940 bags of rice stocks from the National Food Authority, a Quick Response Fund, P400 million for the SURE Loan Program, and P268 million for farmer indemnification through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.
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