Pyongyang officials, students sent to S. Hwanghae Province to help with farming
Officials from North Korea’s main government agencies and students from Pyongyang-based universities are being dispatched to agricultural areas in South Hwanghae Province to help...
Russia sends wheat to North Korea in return for diplomatic support
North Korea recently imported wheat from Russia, with some in the Workers' Party saying that the country received the aid in return for officially recognizing...
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...
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...
One of N. Korea’s largest fertilizer plants still suffers from equipment failures
Equipment failures are once again causing production problems at Namhung Youth Chemical Complex, one of North Korea’s largest fertilizer plants.
According to a source in...
North Korean government begins nationwide purchases of rice from farmers
North Korean authorities recently began purchasing rice from farms and are even pressuring farmers to turn over their surplus production in the name of...
N. Korea tightens control over pine nut forests ahead of harvest season
Ahead of the start of the pine nut harvest season, North Korea’s Central Committee and the country’s Cabinet issued a joint order on Aug....
N. Korea orders robust measures to prevent monsoon crop damage
North Korea’s government recently ordered the implementation of robust measures to minimize crop damage during the monsoon season.
“Minimizing the damage caused by catastrophic weather...
