N. Korea instructs farms to focus on wheat following poor harvest
North Korea recently instructed agricultural officials to focus on wheat farming as part of nationwide efforts to change the country’s “grain production structure."
In fact,...
N. Korea may expand how many trading companies have grain import permits
With this year’s agricultural production falling far below expectations, North Korean authorities appear willing to expand the number of grain import permits given to...
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...
N. Korean agricultural commission investigates ginseng farms near Kaesong
On Nov. 10, North Korea’s Agricultural Commission sent a team of investigators to conduct a two-week inspection of ginseng farms around the city of...
N. Korea investigates reasons behind S. Pyongan Province’s poor grain yields
North Korea’s Cabinet is inspecting the agricultural management committee of South Pyongan Province over the province’s poor wheat and barley yields, Daily NK has...
N. Korean officials look for people to blame for agricultural shortfalls
Farms in some areas of North Korea have fallen far short of their production targets, which has led North Korean authorities to discuss the...
N. Korea’s poor potato harvest leaves many retirees without potato rations
The poor potato harvest in Yanggang Province has left many retirees without government distributions of potatoes, Daily NK has learned.
“While potato handouts began in...
N. Korea dispatches “party guidance teams” to watch over fall harvest efforts
In early October, North Korea dispatched special teams made up of party cadres to collective farms across the country as part of efforts to...
Central government officials sent to monitor farms in S. Hwanghae Province
Officials from the Cabinet’s Agricultural Commission have descended on the farms of South Hwanghae Province — North Korea’s breadbasket — to take command of...
Poor crop yields mean that N. Korean grain prices may not fall much after...
Market rice prices in North Korea have fallen slightly with the start of the fall harvest, but grain prices may not fall much further...