Damage to crops from Mayon Volcano’s unrest has reached P6.69 million, with ashfall affecting several farmers in Albay, authorities said Tuesday.
A total of 41.54 hectares of farmland planted to rice and high-value crops were damaged, according to the Provincial Agriculture Office’s assessment report as of 8 a.m.
“Of the total, 17 hectares were partially damaged, while 24.26 hectares were totally damaged,” Officer-in-Charge Provincial Agriculturist Daryl John Buenconsejo told the Inquirer in a phone interview.
At least 171 farmers in Camalig, Guinobatan, and Daraga were affected.
Losses to rice were estimated at P2.64 million, while damage to high-value crops reached P4.06 million, Buenconsejo added.
Source - https://newsinfo.inquirer.net
