Philippines has enough food, rice supply amid El Niño, Marcos says

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There is a sufficient supply of food, particularly rice despite the impacts of El Niño in the country, President Marcos said.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/23/philippines-has-enough-food-rice-supply-amid-el-nino-marcos-says  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Well, if we're talking about rice, our supply is sufficient.

00:04People don't have to worry.

00:06The areas that have water,

00:12our yield has increased.

00:17Our tons per hectare.

00:20But of course, there are more, like here.

00:23Maybe only 50% is irrigated.

00:28Others have a hard time.

00:32Here in Occidental Mindoro,

00:35our calculation is that only 1% of the irrigated lands

00:41are affected by El Nino.

00:43They really need help.

00:46But what's left that's not irrigated,

00:51that's what we really need.

00:53That's why we're pushing for a solar pump

01:00and a dam planned by NIA

01:06so that we can expand our irrigable land.

01:12Because as long as it's irrigated,

01:14even if there's El Nino, it's still possible.

01:19We're also bringing a lot of post-harvest facilities

01:25so that instead of harvesting rice,

01:29we can bring it far away.

01:31That's why we're doing it here

01:33so that we can spend less

01:35and the farmers can earn more.

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