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Bohol accelerates cloud-seeding initiative to combat severe drought
The Bohol provincial government is moving quickly to implement a P5-million cloud-seeding program as an extended dry spell threatens agricultural productivity across the region. Below-normal water levels and sustained heat have put thousands of hectares of farmland at risk.
LSN Philippines ·
TAGBILARAN CITY—Provincial authorities in Bohol are expediting procurement procedures for a cloud-seeding operation valued at P5 million as the province grapples with prolonged drought conditions affecting its agricultural sector. Provincial Administrator Asteria Caberte announced the acceleration during a Thursday meeting of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), indicating that contract finalization could proceed rapidly to address the mounting water shortage. The initiative targets relief for farmers across multiple municipalities facing crop failures due to sustained high temperatures and depleted water reserves. Provincial officials anticipate the weather modification program will generate rainfall over affected agricultural areas, potentially mitigating losses to local farming communities. The intervention underscores growing concerns among regional administrators about climate-related vulnerabilities threatening food security and rural livelihoods in the Visayas region.