Tag: farming
North Korean soldiers plunder civilian farmland
North Koreans with private plots of farmland are facing increased instances of theft by soldiers charged with harvesting food for military bases, Daily NK...
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...
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...
Facing food shortages, North Korea taps rice reserves
Significant quantities of military rice reserves at a storage facility in Daeosichon, Ryanggang Province, are being trucked out and may be heading to the...
North Koreans struggle on farms and in markets amid unrelenting heat...
Unification Media Group (UMG): We’re back for another rundown of the latest news and market trends from North Korea.
Kang Mi Jin (Kang): North Korea...
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...
