N. Korea suffers avian flu outbreak at ostrich ranch and chicken factory near Pyongyang
Avian influenza (AI) recently struck several regions in North Korea, and the country immediately launched measures to stop the disease from spreading, Daily NK...
The Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory is still unable to produce fertilizer properly
The Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory — promoted by North Korean authorities as “a creation of self-reliant strength and prosperity” — has been unable to...
N. Korea distributes lecture material calling for all-out focus on “weeding fields”
North Korean authorities recently distributed lecture material calling for the “full concentration” of the country’s labor force on weeding fields.
According to a Daily NK...
Yanggang Province women’s union members asked to find new “arable” land
Members of the Socialist Women’s Union of Korea (SWUK) in Yanggang Province have recently been tasked with finding new arable land. A Daily NK...
N. Korea’s central government sends down revised agricultural guidance to Chagang Province
The North Korean Cabinet’s Agricultural Commission recently sent amended seasonal agricultural guidance materials to Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
Sariwon reduces work hours on farms after elderly man collapses from malnutrition
After an elderly individual who was mobilized to help with farmwork collapsed from malnutrition, the municipal party committee in Sariwon hastily reduced work hours,...
North Korean fruits and vegetable prices rise nearly twice as much as last year
Daily NK has learned that the prices of some fruits and vegetables in North Korea has recently skyrocketed to nearly twice last year’s prices....
Sunchon fertilizer factory still remains unable to properly produce fertilizer
North Korean authorities are placing strong emphasis on fertilizer production ahead of the full-scale start of the farming season. Daily NK understands, however, that...
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’s grain-producing provinces distribute half-price food to farm workers
Amid the recent start of the rice transplanting season in North Korea, a one month’s supply of food was distributed to certain areas in...
