Amid El Niño and storms, Cebu farmers, fishers face rising livelihood costs

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“Usahay walay kaon… og wala gyud ko makuha kay mangutang gyud (Sometimes, I don’t eat… if I don’t get anything I’ll have to get a loan),” 55-year-old farmer Jovito Solon told Rappler on Tuesday, October 17

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Still, at 55 years old, Solon works tirelessly every day to make ends meet, despite the fact that he has no family to take care of and relies only on himself. According to the farmer, the flowers are only ready for harvest after 2 months. If the plants die due to bad weather, Solon said he can still offer to till land for other farm owners for P30 a row but other than that, there’s not much jobs he can do around the village.,” the farmer said.While many farmers like Solon already have to deal with the increasing cost of farming materials, other members of the agricultural sector also face higher costs from their livelihoods.

BREEDER. At the start of his career, Reno Ysolan started with 1,500 chicks and witnessed half of the entire population die due to weather and sickness. The fisherman said that if he was lucky, he would earn at least P150 to P200 from a day’s worth of fishing.provide farmers with agricultural supplies like seeds, fertilizers, insurance, and even financial assistance to those who are registered members of agri-related associations.

 

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