NIA Prepares Bicol Farms for El Niño Water Shortage
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol, Philippines, is adjusting planting schedules and irrigation strategies to prepare for water shortages and impacts on farm production due to El Niño. The agency is intensifying monitoring of river water levels to provide guidance to farmers.
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