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...
Much of N. Korea’s wheat and barley crops has died due to extreme winter...
Much of the wheat and barley North Korea planted last year has died due to extreme winter drought, even as North Korean leader Kim...
Sunchon fertilizer plant construction managers and workers punished for “shoddy construction”
North Korean authorities have recently punished construction workers and managers who had been tasked with the construction of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Plant, Daily...
Younger researchers are pushing forward North Korea’s “seed revolution”
North Korean authorities are switching out older generation researchers for new ones to push forward the country's "seed revolution," Daily NK has learned.
"Starting two...
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...
Pyongyangites thrilled about newly available chickens and eggs
Pyongyang residents are thrilled about the Kwangchon Chicken Farm chicken and eggs recently made available by their government, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
Recent North Korean soil survey finds that acidification is still a serious problem
North Korea reportedly suffers from serious soil acidification. The country's authorities are pushing the production of organic fertilizer that can neutralize soil acidity, but...
Teachers in Yanggang Province mobilized for the potato harvest
Daily NK has learned that teachers in Yanggang Province have recently been mobilized to harvest potatoes. A source says they are heading to the...
Chagang Province begins efforts to “resolve” local food shortages
Following an order by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "resolve" food shortages nationwide, Chagang Province officials have begun constructing large-scale irrigation facilities...
Around 20 residents of South Hwanghae Province die due to starvation
Around 20 South Hwanghae Province residents have recently died due to starvation, Daily NK has learned. The lockdowns that the North Korean government has...
