Ryanggang farms told to meet quotas “no matter what” as harvest nears
Ryanggang province's agricultural management committee has informed all farms that the government will not adjust their allotted crop quotas for the upcoming fall harvest....
A highly infectious disease is killing North Korea’s apple and pear trees
Some of North Korea's fruit producing regions have fallen victim to “fire blight,” a highly contagious disease that can shrivel and kill an entire...
N. Korean province summons farm heads for year-end evaluation
South Hwanghae province authorities have ordered farm management committees to submit year-end reports on the implementation of farm management, following a series of lectures...
Yanggang Province is in the midst of blueberry picking season
The blueberry picking season in Yanggang Province's Taehongdan, Baekam and Samjiyon counties began on Saturday, with local authorities in Baekam County mobilizing students for...
City dwellers scramble to claim early grain harvest in Kangwon Province
Given the shortfall of food in North Korea, city dwellers are crowding to the farms and making off with much of the early grain...
N. Korea orders high-level officials to support farming communities during fall harvest
In early September, North Korea ordered officials from the Central Committee of the Workers' Party and government ministries to “fully mobilize” to support agricultural communities...
Experts: N. Korea’s recent agriculture-related meeting didn’t present clear path forward
Amid signs of worsening food shortages in North Korea, the country's government recently convened an enlarged plenary meeting of the Workers' Party Central Committee...
Guns and grain: North Hwanghae’s tense harvest season
Armed military teams have been dispatched to farms in North Hwanghae province, including Changchon Farm in Hwangju county, to secure rice for army stores...
N. Korea generates “atmosphere of competition” to fulfill manure quotas
As North Korea wages a “battle for manure” across the country, some regions are pressuring individuals and families to cough up money if they...
Cabbage farm supplying Pyongyang suffers from pests and disease
North Korean authorities recently conducted an investigation into a farm producing cabbage for Pyongyang denizens that suffered from poor crop yields due to pests...
