COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao: A two-month long dry spell has damaged farm crops worth P117 million, affecting the livelihoods of more than 23,000 agricultural workers in this province.
Regional agricultural officer Paisal Abdul said 14,582 hectares of farmland - or a little over half of the 26,754 hectares planted with rice and corn - appear to have been lost. A further 6,747 hectares were damaged but could be salvaged.
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