Tag: agriculture
Man dies in industrial accident at tobacco farm
A young man in his early 20s died last month after becoming trapped in a drying machine on a tobacco farm in North Hamgyong...
Tobacco farm faces crisis after Typhoon Lingling
Delays on repairs to roads in South Hwanghae Province damaged by Typhoon Lingling has led to shortages of coal needed for tobacco farming and...
North Korea suffers mass deaths of grass-fed goats
Despite North Korea’s attempts to increase the number of goats and other animals in the country, Daily NK sources have reported that state efforts...
Farmer facing six months in labor camp for theft
A farmer in Paekam County, Ryanggang Province, has been sentenced to six months of forced labor after stealing unripened potatoes and barley, Daily NK...
Teenager fights pine nut farm guards, killing one
After entering a pine nut farm illegally, a teenager in Ryanggang Province defended himself from the farm’s guards with a knife, causing one fatality...
Typhoon Lingling ravages North Korea’s breadbasket
North Korea's Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday that Typhoon Lingling caused five deaths and submerged farmland throughout the country. The news agency...
Disheartened North Korean officials label this year’s harvest ‘dead in the...
As North Korea continues to reel from an unprecedented heat wave, the authorities are conducting a nationwide assessment of the damage that has been...
Authorities crack down on homemade pesticides
The North Korean authorities have begun cracking down on the use of homemade pesticides and fertilizers as the harvest season approaches, following an order...
