date:Aug 20, 2012
next planting season.
Of at least 47,000 hectares of rice field in Bohol, 24,000 are irrigated through dams, small water catchments and diversionary canals. The rest of the 23,000 hectares of farms rely on rains.
Pamugas said he asked agriculturists in Bohol to submit reports of damages in their areas.
So far, three towns have reported that their rice fields had dried up, said Pamugas. These are Carmen, Tubigon and Calape.
He said some farmers were lucky enough to be able to harvest their pal