Dry spell causes P16 million in crop damage in Negros Occidental

Dry spell brought P16M in crop damage in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD CITY — The damage to rice and high-value crops in Negros Occidental caused by “moisture stress” reached P16.2 million on Friday, May 22. The damage from April to May was included in a report submitted by acting Provincial Agriculturist Dina Genzola to Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. The report said damage to rice

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