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DA to farmers: Grow veggies, other cash crops while El Nino dries up rice, corn lands

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (PND) -The Department of Agriculture (DA) today urged rice and corn farmers all over the country to shift to vegetables and other cash crops to cushion the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on their livelihood. Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla hinted that vegetable cultivation could be a lucrative endeavor for farmers [...]