Amid the worsening effects of climate change, particularly on the country’s agricultural sector, various smart farming technologies are being introduced to help sugarcane farmers adapt, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Climate change has caused an estimated P463 billion in damages to the Philippines, of which about 62.7% or P290 billion was incurred by the agriculture sector due to extreme weather events such as typhoons and severe high temperatures, according to a 2021 report by the United Nations World Food Programme.
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