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PH irrigable land potential expands to 4.2 million hectares after NIA revises slope standard

The Philippines has more irrigable land than previously thought, with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) revising its estimate upward to 4.2 million hectares after factoring in upland communities previously excluded from national irrigation planning, its administrator said Saturday. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen made the disclosure in an interview on DZRH News program Special on Saturday on June 13, saying the original National…

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