Kanlaon agri damage hits P32.8 M
The Philippine Star|December 23, 2024
The damage caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano to the agriculture sector has reached P32.83 million, the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said.
GILBERT BAYORAN and BELLA CARIASO

Citing a report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, the PDRRMC said the damage to high-value commercial crops stands at P29,268,182. It pegged the damage to rice at P2,576,406 and to corn at P503,352.

The report also said the damage to livestock reached P268,429 and P214,000 for aquaculture as of Dec. 21.

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