DA tackles effects of climate change on the agricultural sector

By Pearl Gumapos

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday (March 6) in its OneDA sa TV program tackled the effects of climate change on the agricultural sector.

“Ano ba ang climate change? Pagbabago ng klima at panahon. Diba nga nararamdaman natin na naurong na iyong tag-araw. Naurong na rin ang tag-init. Iyong Mindanao natin ay nakakaranas na rin ng bagyo,” Climate Resilient Agriculture Office Director Alicia Ilaga said during the program.

“Mas nagiging matindi ang bagyo. Kapag bagyo, sobrang apektado ang mga agriculture, lalo na iyong pananim. Pagbaha, nasisira ang ating mga pananim. Kapag tag-init, ganoon din. Nasisira ang mga imprastraktura,” she said.

Ilaga also said that climate change affects livestock and poultry products.

“Iyong mga hayop, kapag masyadong mainit, nare-reduce ang kanilang fertility. Pati iyong pagbigat nila nababawasan,” she said.

“Naiinitan iyong mga hayop kaya hindi na sila nagme-mate o kaya ganoon karami ang bigat nila,” she added.

Meanwhile, the DA has countermeasure programs like the AMIA [Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture].

“Ito iyong programa ng DA upang mabigyan natin ng tugon ang climate change. Binabalangkas nito kung ano iyong mga pamamaraan na puwede nating gawin lalo na ang ating mga magsasaka at mangingisda para maging matatag tayo kahit may pagbabago ng klima at ng panahon,” Ilaga said.

“Ito rin ay para maibsan iyong malaking kalugihan,” she added.

The AMIA is coordinated and managed by the Systems-Wide Climate Change Office (DA-SWCCO). – bny

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