Tag: agriculture
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...
Bananas: A future crop for North Korea?
There are signs that an increasing number of North Koreans are interested in the cultivation of bananas and other fruits and vegetables typically grown...
N. Korea to probe all provinces’ monsoon cleanup efforts in September
North Korean authorities have announced that the results of an "evaluation" focused on how well monsoon cleanup efforts are going in each province will...
Amid monsoon rains, N. Korean fruit orchards face severe damage from...
Orchards in some parts of North Korea have been severely damaged by disease and pests due to monsoon rains that began from mid-July, Daily...
Cabbage farm supplying Pyongyang suffers from pests and disease
North Korean authorities recently conducted an investigation into a farm producing cabbage for Pyongyang denizens that suffered from poor crop yields due to pests...
Ryanggang Province is in the midst of berry-picking season
Despite COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, an increasing number of North Koreans in Ryanggang Province is picking berries on nearby mountains, Daily NK has learned.
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Vinyl film theft at Kaesong farm leads to investigation
North Korean security officials are investigating an incident in Kaesong involving the theft of vinyl film from a collective farm, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea’s women are called on to support farming activities
North Korean authorities have recently begun to spread propaganda to members of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK) that stress the need for...
N. Korea’s collective farms face difficulties obtaining needed supplies
As the North Korean planting season has begun in earnest, some collective farms in the country are facing difficulties acquiring agriculture supplies due to...
Collective farm in Ryanggang Province comes under scrutiny
Farm managers at a collective farm in Taehongdan County, Ryanggang Province, are being investigated for their involvement in a corruption scandal, Daily NK has...
