SPECIAL REPORT: South Cotabato farmers future-proofing rice in an uncertain climate

SPECIAL REPORT: South Cotabato farmers future-proofing rice in an uncertain climate

STO. NIÑO, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 31 March) — Prescila Gomez checks her rice field in Barangay San Vicente on a Wednesday afternoon after a long day from work, dreading the rain that is about to fall from the skies. Work is at the municipal hall, seven kilometers away where she is administrative aide at the Municipal Agriculturist Office. Prescila Gomez in her farm. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO Prescila, 33, was worried the newly plant…