Malnourished soldiers providing little help to N. Korea’s agricultural areas
Even though North Korea is mobilizing soldiers to support agricultural villages during the rice planting season, the soldiers are providing little help to agricultural...
Experts: N. Korea’s recent agriculture-related meeting didn’t present clear path forward
Amid signs of worsening food shortages in North Korea, the country's government recently convened an enlarged plenary meeting of the Workers' Party Central Committee...
North Koreans in Hyesan risk danger for pine nut profits
Some residents of Hyesan have recently been heading to Kim Jong Suk county to gather pine nuts, Daily NK has learned.
"Since July 25, some...
N. Korea expands drone support for select farms, sparking inequality concerns
North Korea has increased pesticide and fertilizer spraying using drones on major farms since July. While the selected farms welcome this boost in state...
North Korea soldiers forced into soybean farming say officers take the best of the...
North Korean soldiers stationed in Hamhung, the capital of South Hamgyong province, have been mobilized en masse for soybean planting on military-run auxiliary farms,...
N. Korea prepares for upcoming plenary meeting focusing on agricultural issues
Following an announcement by North Korea's government that it will hold a rare plenary meeting to discuss agricultural issues later this month, the authorities...
North Korea’s machinery import surge: farms, factories and shipyards stocked up
North Korean trading companies have sharply expanded machinery imports from China since late last year, with equipment ranging from farm machinery and industrial tools...
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...
Pyongyang fully mobilizes transportation services to get people to and from farms
Pyongyang recently mobilized the city’s various transportation services to reduce people’s travel times to and from nearby farms during the country’s “agriculture mobilization period,”...
N. Korea exiles young people and their families after their refusal to live in...
North Korean authorities recently exiled young people along with their families to rural mountainous areas after avoiding calls to “volunteer” to live in hard-to-survive...
