Tag: farming
N. Korea’s farms still face agricultural supply shortages
Many North Korean collective farms unaffiliated with state agencies are facing shortages of fertilizer, insecticide and other agricultural supplies, Daily NK has learned.
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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...
Chagang Province forestry official executed for illegal corn farm
The head of a local forest management office in Chagang Province was recently executed for removing saplings from state-owned land and planting corn in...
N. Korea’s farms face shortages of fertilizer and other supplies
North Korea's farms in the country's breadbasket are suffering from a lack of fertilizer and other agricultural supplies amid the shutdown of the Sino-North...
The North Korean military’s winter training period ends
Following the end of the North Korean military's winter training period, soldiers are now returning to work construction projects and military-owned farmland, Daily NK...
Disease control efforts are impacting compost production, sources
Daily NK sources have reported that North Korea’s efforts aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 have begun to impact compost production this year.
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N. Korean farmers increasingly renting out idle land
Farms in the mountainous inland areas of South Pyongan Province are increasingly renting out idle land left unused because of farm worker shortages, Daily...
N. Korea presses for unrealistic increases in farm production
Amid North Korea’s calls for increased food production following the designation of agriculture as the “major point of attack” at the 5th Plenary Meeting...
Greenhouse vegetables: An end to N. Korea’s food shortages?
North Korea is making an effort to overcome its food shortages by expanding its greenhouse-based vegetable and fruit production industry, Daily NK sources recently...
Realities N. Korea faces in improving agricultural production
Since assuming power, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has traditionally given a New Year address every year. These New Year addresses generally followed...
