00:00The Agriculture Department is working hard to revive the sector of agriculture
00:07that was hit by the El Niño, the next wave, and the African Swine Fever.
00:13In this quarter of 2024, the production in the sector of agriculture and fishing decreased by 397 billion pesos.
00:23It decreased by 3.7% compared to 412 billion pesos last year at the same time.
00:32But the DA has decided to recover the sector of agriculture again.
00:38The DA has distributed more than 541 million pesos worth of free rice and vegetables,
00:45medicine for animals, and other farm inputs.
00:51The indemnification of 24 million pesos for fishermen who were hit by the storm in Bicol was also achieved.
01:02The agency also raised 500 million pesos in loans and 1 billion pesos in Quick Response Funds.
01:11The programs related to the effects of climate change, such as the change in the cropping calendar,
01:20the construction of water impounding dams that are collected in the rain and during the heat.
01:28The DA is also working closely with the Food and Drug Administration
01:34to quickly prove the commercial use of vaccines against African Swine Fever.
01:43Despite the decline of fishery output, our farmers and farmers will recover.
01:52First of all, we will strengthen our production despite these losses.
01:57Second, we will balance the availability of our importation, which is happening now.
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