An aerial view showing un-harvested and dried rice fields in Barangay New Antique in M’lang, North Cotabato. The dry spell in M’lang, North Cotabato and other farming areas in nearby municipalities is a big threat to the already impoverished farmers, getting very little support from local and national governments to address the impacts of El Nino. This condition further reinforces the call to implement ecological agriculture, being a more climate-resilient farming system.