There are signs that North Korea is running into serious difficulties with its corn...
There have been signs recently that North Korea is running into serious difficulties with its corn harvest. Insufficient supplies of basic agricultural supplies such...
Malnutrition spreads across North Korea as food prices surge over 50 percent
As food prices skyrocket across North Korea, hunger is spreading rapidly among the country's most vulnerable populations. Sources report that children are fainting from...
North Korea’s collective farms expand acreage dedicated to wheat and barley cultivation
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continuing to stress the need to expand wheat and barley cultivation, the country's collective farms are apparently...
N. Hwanghae Province orders farms to spray pesticides at the right time
The North Hwanghae Province Agricultural Guidance Bureau recently sent a directive to farms urging them to spray pesticides on wheat and barley planted last...
N. Korea to curb illegal slaughtering, ownership of working cows
Following an order by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the country's Central Committee recently instructed party, administrative and judicial authorities to clamp down...
N. Korean fruit, vegetable farms suffer damage due to unseasonably low temperatures
North Korean fruit and vegetable growers have suffered damage to their crops due to unseasonably low temperatures in March and April, Daily NK has...
S. Hwanghae Province dispatches officials to provide guidance ahead of planting season
South Hwanghae Province recently dispatched local party and government officials to city and county farms to ascertain difficulties farms are facing ahead of the...
North Korean children mobilized for flood recovery on farms
After severe flooding damaged agricultural areas along the North Korean border in North Pyongan province in late July, collective farms are organizing an all-hands...
North Korea emphasizes strict management of grain supplies ahead of autumn harvest
North Korean authorities are stressing strict management of grain supplies ahead of the autumn harvest and have been engaging in political education efforts at...
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...
