Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:33 pm

    PhilRice readies for El Niño

    As PAGASA confirms an 80 percent probability of El Niño hitting the country this June 2023 up to mid-2024, PhilRice crafts plans and guidelines to better help rice industry stakeholders prepare for its disruptive impact.

    The institute’s El Niño task force is recommending key adaptation mechanisms that farmers and local government units can consider. These include using drought/heat-tolerant and upland varieties, water-saving technologies, crop diversification, and off-farm practices like crop insurance.

    “El Niño is not new, but it seems to be occurring more often. Through intensified communication campaigns and partnerships, we can better help the rice stakeholders, especially the farmers, identify and choose adaptation strategies that are better suited to their local context,” said Elmer Alosnos, task force member.

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