The damage to crops and fisheries caused by the recent heavy rain and floods that hit Negros Occidental has reached P296,150,706.64, Provincial Agriculturist Dina Genzola said.
She said as of Sept. 20 the damage to rice was P275,980,407.39, corn – P3,110,802.25, high value crops – P5,901,125 and fisheries – P11,158,372.
The damage to rice, high value crops and corn affected 7,334 farmers, while fisherfolk affected were 292.
The foul weather was caused by the southwest monsoon that was enhanced by tropical storms Ferdie and Helen and tropical depression Gener.*