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RP’s First Line of Defense Against Climate Change

The Establishment of a research institute that will serve as the country’s first line of defense against drought and climate change is now being proposed by two noted scientists from the Ilocos provinces, Dr William D. Dar, director general of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), and Dr Santiago R. Obien, retired executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

They said the Philippines has more than three million hectares of drylands cultivated by about five million households, most of whom are very poor especially those in Northern Luzon, Central Visayas, and Southern Mindanao. Recurrent droughts and environmental degradation due to climate change aggravate the suffering of these poor communities.

In 2007 alone, the entire Ilocos region experienced extreme drought causing serious damage to corn and rice crops in La Union, Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan. There was practically no rain in the whole region from June to August.

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Posted on October 24th, 2008 under Climate Change. Tags: . Comments: None

Mitigating Problems on Climate Change in North Philippines(Part 1)

Cordillera, depending on the state of its environment, can effectively cushion the effects of climate change. But due to the continuous devastation of its pristine environment throughout the years, the viability of Cordillera as the watershed of North Luzon is now at risk.

This is aggravated by a burgeoning population, mining, logging, and forest fires. With the declining forest cover, erosion easily occurs, observes Thomas Killip, presidential assistant for Cordillera. This is why when the rain comes, continues Killip, water flows down right away, carrying silt and forms into rampaging flashflood.

He also said that the deterioration of forest not only affects irrigation and domestic water supply but also sanitation, fisheries, livestock, crop production, and other livelihood industries that depend on the water from the Cordillera Mountains.
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Posted on October 12th, 2008 under Climate Change. Tags: . Comments: None

Challenges for Philippine Food and Agriculture : A Year-End Food and Agri Business Conference (Part 2)

Challenges and prospects for 2008 Commodity Highlights

Palay. Growth will continue to be moderate with the increased adoption of modern productivity technologies promoted through the GMA Rice Program as area harvested will basically stay the same. The higher budget for rice production will also be a plus factor for the sector’s growth. The PAGASA’s forecast indicates the start of a weak to strong La Nina which will likely last until early April of 2008. This can be good for production depending on its severity. A number of international agencies have indicated that there may be tight supply in 2008 with increased trade due to strong consumption. Rising demand and tight supply will keep world rice prices high.

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Posted on July 26th, 2008 under Special Report. Tags: , , , , , , . Comments: None

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