Agriculture damage caused by a severe drought has topped P4 billion as the El Niño weather pattern continues to affect 12 regions in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

As of February 2016, the damage to crops and other agriculture produce was pegged at P4.002 billion. A total of 304,104 metric tons of crops from 94,056 hectares was lost, the department reported.

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