Tag: agriculture
N. Korea dispatches inspection team to verify cash wage implementation on...
A joint task force from the ruling party and Cabinet will monitor South Hwanghae province farms until early next year to assess the effectiveness...
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...
N. Korean rice prices hold at record highs as food shortages...
North Korean rice prices, which broke through 10,000 won per kilogram for the first time in early June, are holding steady at around 12,000...
Reality check: N. Korea’s agricultural mechanization vs. rising hand tool costs
Despite North Korea's repeated emphasis on agricultural mechanization, farmers continue to depend on basic hand tools like shovels, hoes, pickaxes and sickles. With rice...
N. Korea’s west coast wheat and barley crops face severe stunting...
Wheat and barley crops growing on North Korea's west coast are severely stunted.
A source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK that winter wheat...
Rice and corn prices drop in North Korea
Grain prices across North Korean markets have recently declined following weeks of steady increases. The drop coincides with increased cross-border imports and the beginning...
N. Korea mobilizes all resources for rice planting season amid food...
North Korea is ordering all party organizations to provide workers and resources during rice planting season as part of a determined effort to boost...
Satellites show North Korean wheat, barley cultivation up 22% under Kim’s...
Since 2021, when Kim Jong Un ordered a shift in grain production to address food shortages, North Korea has been promoting wheat and barley...
Winter ritual: N. Korea tightens oversight of annual manure collection quotas
North Korea has launched its annual "manure battle," with fertilizer production and transportation now in full swing across the country.
"In Hyesan and throughout Ryanggang...
North Korean food prices soar as currency crisis deepens
North Korean food prices have hit record highs, deepening hardship across the country.
According to Daily NK's regular market survey, rice prices exceeded 8,000 North...
