The damage caused by severe drought in Central Mindanao remained “minimal,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, citing proactive interventions to mitigate the effects of El Niño.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that only 5.3 percent or 33,080 hectares of farmlands in SOCCSKSARGEN [South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos] were affected by the drought, adding that rice farmers were able to avoid losses due to crop movement.
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