NIA assures no irrigation cut-off in Kalinga

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has assured farmers in Kalinga province that there will be no irrigation water cut-off during the normal two rice cropping seasons this year that will allow farmers to recover from last year’s drop in rice production.

Last year, rice farmers in the province serviced by the Upper Chico River Irrigation System (UCRIS) were not able to plant during the second cropping calendar because of major rehabilitation works on the canals.