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Pay to stay: N. Korean schools sell farmwork exemptions to students

North Korean schools are openly charging fees to excuse students from farmwork as the country's annual rice transplantation begins. According to a source in South...
power, farming, rice

N. Korea mobilizes all resources for rice planting season amid food concerns

North Korea is ordering all party organizations to provide workers and resources during rice planting season as part of a determined effort to boost...
A farmer in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea uses oxen to work the land. tobacco

Hunger and disillusion: N. Korean farm workers face harsh spring reality

North Korean farm workers barely surviving the annual "barley hump" — the spring food shortage period — are increasingly resentful of farm officials who...
Farmer harvest Sariwon

Empty wallets: North Korean farmers struggle as loan sources dry up

North Korean agricultural officials are scrambling to secure funding for farming supplies as the growing season gets into full swing. However, wealthy North Koreans...
Potato farming field

N. Korean farmers lack basic resources to implement potato farming method

North Korea is heavily promoting the "Samjiyon-style potato farming method" to increase potato production nationwide, but farmers report severe shortages of essential resources including...
power, farming, rice

Pyongyang officials told to lead rice-planting mobilization as May campaign approaches

Pyongyang officials have been instructed to lead upcoming rural support mobilizations as North Korea prepares for rice-planting season. The Pyongyang Party Committee's Propaganda and Agitation...
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N. Korean grain prices surge to near-record levels after brief dip

North Korean grain prices are climbing again after a brief lull earlier this month, according to market data. Rice sold for 9,500 North Korean won...
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Spring greens season draws N. Koreans to mountains as schools empty

North Koreans are flocking to fields and mountains as the spring greens season gets into full swing. In the mountainous regions of South Pyongan...
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N. Korean won surges against yuan as market prices fall

North Korean market prices have been declining for over a month, reversing last year's continuous upward trend. The most dramatic change has been in...
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N. Korean province turn to bank loans to counter private lending crisis in farming

North Hwanghae's provincial people's committee plans to facilitate bank loans to farms for spring planting, Daily NK has learned. According to a source in the...

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