The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit 5 (DA-RFU5) in the Bicol region has hiked up its climate change response to cover the predicted production shortfall as a result of a prolonged dry spell in the region.

Cesar Calleja, Regional Statistics Officer of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), said the late start of the rainy season has delayed planting of rice in the region, decreasing the expected yield by 27.29 percent for the third quarter compared to the same period last year. The BAS is an agency attached to the Agriculture department.

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