Los Baños, Laguna: Senior members of the academe and farm scientists here strongly urged the government to stop the conversion of prime agricultural lands into commercial purposes to resuscitate the agriculture sector which continues to ail as a result of the devastation caused by super typhoon Yolanda and other natural calamities.

The call was made as the national government reported significant loses in the farm sector estimated at P10.59 billion covering areas in eastern Visayas and parts of Southern Luzon.

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