N. Korea orders high-level officials to support farming communities during fall harvest
In early September, North Korea ordered officials from the Central Committee of the Workers' Party and government ministries to “fully mobilize” to support agricultural communities...
N. Korean government agencies and companies quickly buy up pine nuts for export
With the arrival of the pine nut harvesting season, the Ministry of External Economic Relations recently ordered provincial trade bureaus to quickly buy up...
N. Korea orders 20 days’ worth of food be provided to Pyongyangites
North Korean authorities recently ordered that Pyongyang residents be provided with 20 days' worth of food ahead of the Party Foundation Day holiday on...
Yanggang Province students mobilized to dig up potatoes for a month
Students in Yanggang Province — one of North Korea’s most important potato-producing regions — have reportedly been mobilized to dig up potatoes for a...
Russia sends wheat to North Korea in return for diplomatic support
North Korea recently imported wheat from Russia, with some in the Workers' Party saying that the country received the aid in return for officially recognizing...
N. Korea’s breadbasket suffers damage due to rains and winds
Farmland and crops in some parts of North Korea's two Hwanghae provinces, considered the country's breadbasket, have suffered damage due to recent rains and...
N. Korea alters construction plans for Yonpo Greenhouse Farm
North Korea recently made alterations to its initial construction plans for Yonpo Greenhouse Farm, one of the country’s most important building projects this year....
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...
Many farms in S. Pyongan Province damaged by unusually hot and wet weather
A large number of North Korean farms in South Pyongan Province are reporting that their crops have been damaged by unusual weather this year,...
N. Korean rice prices continue upward march despite potato, wheat and barley harvest
Although North Korea is currently harvesting potatoes, wheat, barley and other rice-alternatives, the price of rice continues to increase in the country's markets. In...
