N. Hamgyong Province faces potential shortage of vegetables following rains
Monsoon rains have led to growing concerns among locals in North Hamgyong Province about the upcoming fall harvest of vegetables, Daily NK has learned.
“Fields...
Infectious disease brucellosis is a growing problem among cattle in North Korea
The bacterial disease brucellosis is reportedly rampant in some parts of North Korea. According to a source, apprehension is building in rural communities with...
Yanggang Province encourages residents to comply with livestock excrement-related rules
Yanggang Province is calling on its residents to strictly comply with rules regulating livestock excrement.
A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Friday...
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...
North Korean farmers in Hoeyrong resist corn guard duty
North Korean farmers in Hoeryong are protesting a recent order to double night patrols and set up stationary guards to protect the corn harvest,...
Yanggang Province farmers ordered to collect more grass than usual
As part of broader efforts to relieve the country's chronic manure shortages, North Korean authorities in Yanggang Province have significantly increased the quota of...
N. Korea operates more than 280 state-run food shops nationwide
Despite three years having passed still North Korea began operating state-run food shops, many North Koreans barely recognize they are there because the shops...
Yanggang Province distributes extra farmland in bid to resolve local food shortages
Yanggang Province has decided to distribute extra farmland to organizations and businesses in an attempt to resolve food shortages among the province’s residents, Daily...
N. Korea’s elite get the first taste of Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm’s vegetables
North Korea's government handed out vegetables from Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm to powerful national agencies before distributing them to Pyongyang residents, Daily NK has...
N. Korea investigates reasons behind S. Pyongan Province’s poor grain yields
North Korea’s Cabinet is inspecting the agricultural management committee of South Pyongan Province over the province’s poor wheat and barley yields, Daily NK has...
