Government should roll out an El Niño action plan in food-growing areas of the country before the drought caused by the weather phenomenon unleashes its full brunt on farmers who are also grappling with low rice and coconut prices. This was the call made by reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara, who also urged a “proactive stance” […]
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Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Agriculture Department will be installing 6,200 solar-powered irrigation systems nationwide as a short-term solution to address the effect of El Niño which has caused farm lands to dry up. “This is our short-term resolution for El Niño, to build a solar-powered irrigation system. The project has a fund of […]