Around 50 people died in tractor accidents in N. Hwanghae Province during April
With the recent mobilization of North Koreans to support spring planting at farms throughout the country, there have been frequent accidents involving farm machinery...
Hamhung university students mobilized to work on farms despite pandemic
Universities in Hamhung were recently ordered by the government to send students to support nearby agricultural areas over a period of 25 days, a...
N. Korea permits mass mobilizations of factory workers to agricultural areas
Faced with pressing food and rural labor shortages, North Korea recently began permitting mass mobilizations of factory workers to provide labor in agricultural areas,...
Onsong Tobacco Farm’s workers have hopes that trade will resume this year
The Onsong Tobacco Farm in North Hamgyong Province is focusing its efforts on tobacco cultivation with the hope that trade, which was interrupted by...
N. Koreans face their worst spring famine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
As North Korea's food shortages are worsening amid rising grain prices, the country's people are facing their worst spring famine since the country closed...
N. Korea’s efforts to mechanize agricultural sector haven’t led to much success
While the North Korean authorities have been focusing on mechanizing the farm sector to resolve the country’s chronic food shortages, the results have been...
Food shortages among N. Korean farmers worsen amid rising grain prices
Food shortages among North Korean farmers are worsening amid the rise in grain prices in the country that began last year.
According to a Daily...
North Korea pushes fertilizer production despite lack of urea
North Korean authorities are pushing fertilizer production, even though they are not supplying urea, a necessary raw material. This is leading to complaints on...
S. Hamgyong Province conducts evaluations of reforestation efforts
South Hamgyong Province’s authorities wrapped up their tree planting activities at the end of March and have conducted evaluations of organizations involved in the...
N. Hamgyong Province to collect close to 40% of crop yields starting this fall
North Hamgyong Province farmers are expressing their frustration at the province’s rural management committee, which recently stated its intention - even before the start...
