VOA: North Korea experiencing worst spring drought in years
North Korea is experiencing the worst spring drought in years. This was reported by the Korean edition of Voice of America (VOA) on May...
Kaesong farmers unhappy at city party committee’s focus on agitation activities
Farmers in the city of Kaesong are expressing their discontent at the city’s party committee, which is entirely preoccupied with agitation activities despite the...
N. Korea operates more than 280 state-run food shops nationwide
Despite three years having passed still North Korea began operating state-run food shops, many North Koreans barely recognize they are there because the shops...
A peek into North Korea’s “Dig 12 Bottoms” campaign
Last month, North Korea mobilized its people to participate in what it called the "Dig 12 Bottoms" campaign as part of efforts to make...
Kangwon Province orders residents to plant sunflowers to increase cooking oil production
As part of efforts to gain self-sufficiency in the production of cooking oil, Kangwon Province recently ordered people to plant sunflowers and hand over...
N. Korea’s farming preparations hindered by springtime drought
A second straight year of springtime drought is hindering farming preparations in North Korea, Daily NK has learned.
“This year’s drought is similar or a...
Manager of S. Pyongan Province party school farm jailed for corruption
A North Korean who was entrusted with managing the auxiliary farm of a local county party school in South Pyongan Province faces criminal punishment...
Many N. Korean farmers unhappy about efforts to convert fields into rice paddies
Many North Korean farmers are unhappy about their government's push to convert crop fields into rice paddies, Daily NK has learned.
“As the soil gets...
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...
Pyongyang calls on district agricultural workers to work more innovatively
Pyongyang’s city authorities have called on district agricultural management committees to “work in a new way” ahead of the spring planting season in accordance...
