This technology is applied to efficiently manage water supply and is done by reducing the use of irrigation water without compromising yield.
DA also pushes for irrigation scheduling systems and other farming practices that promote the efficient usage of water, in addition to cloud seeding operations to augment rainfall in critical areas.
Further, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Unit (DRRMU) of DA is promoting the use of organic fertilizer to prolong soil moisture and the adjustment of the planting calendar.
The government under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., in 2023, also reactivated the inter-agency El Niño Task Force and established the 2023 El Niño Mitigation and Adaptation Plan, both intended to lessen the impact of the phenomenon on the agriculture and fisheries sector.
In the long run, DA intends to implement water management activities strictly, put up more small water impounding projects and diversion dams, and establish water-related infrastructures such as hydropower electric plants and irrigation systems.