El Niño may impact 20% of rice fields in the Philippines El Niño may impact 20% of rice fields in the Philippines
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2024
The Philippine National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is keeping a close watch on the rice fields of Central Luzon, the country’s rice granary, in anticipation of a decrease in production due to the effects of the prolonged drought this year, the agency’s administrator said on Wednesday.