Mindanao groups warn against sugarcane planting amid super El Niño

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — A Mindanao farmer’s federation has cautioned sugarcane planters to refrain from planting the crop due to the expected “super” El Niño while urging the national government to release emergency funds for drought-mitigating measures. Juan Manuel Zubiri, president of Mindanao Sustainable Sugarcane Agricultural Development Federation, Inc. (MINFED), warned that planting sugarcane beyond