Typhoon damage to fisheries P3 billion, tops in agri industry
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Fisheries remained the most affected sector of agriculture, sustaining P3 billion worth of damage due to Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The overall agricultural damage was P10.8 billion, affecting 356,486 farmers and fishermen over 399,531 hectares of agricultural land in the Visayas and Mindanao. The volume of lost production was estimated at 239,656 metric tons (MT).
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Jocson, L. M. J. C. (2022, January 6). Typhoon damage to fisheries P3 billion, tops in agri industry. BusinessWorld, p. S1/2.
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