El Niño takes toll on Bukidnon rice farms

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Hundreds of hectares of rice fields in this major agricultural hub have been affected by below-normal rainfall, prompting the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to implement scheduled water deliveries. Valencia City spans a total physical agricultural area of over 10,000 hectares, consisting of 9,862 hectares of irrigated land, 990 hectares of rainfed