Philippines - Agriculture damage hits PHP 18 billion
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21-Oct-2009 (16 years 7 months 23 days ago)Damage to agriculture from the successive typhoons that hit the Philippines is now pegged at an estimated PHP 18 billion (USD 388.6 million).
The latest report of the Department of Agriculture Central Action Centre said that the two typhoons destroyed some 121,949 hectares of croplands causing the loss of 925,523 tonnes of rice, corn, and high-value commercial crops, as well as fishery products, livestock and poultry.
The latest report of the Department of Agriculture Central Action Centre said that the two typhoons destroyed some 121,949 hectares of croplands causing the loss of 925,523 tonnes of rice, corn, and high-value commercial crops, as well as fishery products, livestock and poultry.