North Hamgyong Province convenes meeting to address food shortages
The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea’s ruling party convened a meeting of its executive committee to address food shortages that have been...
S. Hamgyong Province mobilizes urban residents for corn planting
Urban residents of South Hamgyong Province are being mobilized to plant corn this spring, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity due to...
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...
N. Korea cracks down on mobilization shirkers to increase labor at farms
North Korea has issued general rural mobilization orders with the full-scale start of the planting season, but farms face manpower shortages as people shirk...
N. Korea’s Central Committee: From Jan. 11, only those who fulfilled “manure quota” will...
North Korea has announced that only people who have fulfilled their manure quota will be permitted to enter markets, Daily NK has learned.
This comes...
N. Korean authorities check to ensure livestock farms are following veterinary quarantine measures
North Korean authorities are reportedly conducting an audit to check and register whether livestock farms, livestock units, and households around the country are raising...
N. Korea’s farms still face agricultural supply shortages
Many North Korean collective farms unaffiliated with state agencies are facing shortages of fertilizer, insecticide and other agricultural supplies, Daily NK has learned.
North Korean...
N. Korea instructs farms to focus on wheat following poor harvest
North Korea recently instructed agricultural officials to focus on wheat farming as part of nationwide efforts to change the country’s “grain production structure."
In fact,...
N. Korean grain prices rise to same level as before last year’s harvest
Grain prices in North Korean markets have climbed across the board following the exhaustion of food stocks at state-run grain shops.
According to Daily NK’s...
N. Hwanghae Province punishes officials for failing to properly care for apples
After investigating the failure of a quality control office in Hwangju County to properly store apples reserved for senior party officials, the party committee...
