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QUANTIFICATION
OF LOSSES ON YIELD AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LOST
| Mild
Prediction |
Severe
Prediction |
| 224,
154 tons of paddy |
656,717
tons of paddy |
| 34,997
farm families losing employment opportunity/source of income |
102,532
farm families losing employment opportunity/source of income |
Source:
National Irrigation Administration (NIA). "NIA Strategies and
Programs to Mitigate Adverse Effects of El Niņo on Agricultural
Productivity and National Economy." Materials presented during
the NIA-PSAE Symposium on " Mitigating the Effects of El Niņo
2002", 19 June 2002. NIA, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City.
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