Initial cost of damage to the agriculture sector brought by tropical depression (TD) “Amang” is now at P12.34 million, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
The DA attached agency said as of Thursday noon, the total cost of damage is equivalent to 664 metric tons of goods tended by 1,324 farmers and fisherfolk in 1,097 hectares of affected area.
The current monitoring captured data from Camarines Sur and Sorsogon.
Bulk of the recorded damage is from rice at P8.07 million, followed by high value crops at P4.15 million and livestock and poultry at P126,000.
DA said its regional field offices continue to monitor the effects of TD Amang in the sector.
The agency added that current available assistance and intervention for distribution to affected farmers include rice, corn and assorted vegetable seeds; drugs and biologics for livestock and poultry; fingerlings and assistance to affected fisherfolk; Survival and Recovery Loan program from the Agricultural Credit Policy Council with loanable amount of up to P25,000 payable in three years at zero interest; and a quick response fund for the rehabilitation of affected areas.
