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El Nino costs Philippine agriculture up to US$18.9m
MANILA: The Philippine government said Wednesday that the El Nino dry spell and drought have cost Philippine agriculture over 1 billion pesos (roughly US$18.9 million) while the climate pattern may persist till the second quarter this year, reported Xinhua.The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said El Nino has affected over 23,000 farmers and fisherfolk and damaged nearly 18,000 hectares of crop areas in five regions across the country.The Western Visayas region in the central Philippines reported the highest cost of agricultural damage, followed by the areas in the main Luzon Island and Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.The state weather bureau declared t

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