Tag: farming
N. Korea tackles corruption involving “experimental fields”
North Korean authorities recently instructed farm and agricultural management committees across the country to eradicate “illegal and corrupt activities” involving “experimental fields” located on...
N. Korea slaps ban on private sale of recently harvested grains
On Monday, Daily NK learned that the North Korean government has banned the private sale of recently harvested grains as a result of poor...
North Korea delays agricultural workers conference
North Korea has postponed an agricultural workers conference originally scheduled to be held in Pyongyang this month to January next year, sources revealed on...
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK Snapshots are synopses of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots provide a window into the Daily NK’s reporting—domestic news items that...
Taxes soar in agricultural regions as farming season wraps up
Following the completion of the farming season and annual payments in kind for workers in agricultural regions, North Korean authorities have imposed a number...
Low yield this year in N. Korea’s main grain-producing region
The yield from this year’s rice grain harvest in South Pyongan Province, North Korea’s main grain-producing region, turned out lower than in the previous...
N. Korea’s largest fertilizer complex no longer operational
Production at North Korea’s largest fertilizer plant, the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex, has halted and its workers have been sent to work on other projects,...
Key North Korean agricultural reform measure faces snags
A key North Korean agricultural reform measure, the field responsibility system (FRS), is encountering difficulties with wider implementation due to broken government promises, Daily...
New North Korean agricultural system yields promising results
An agricultural system recently implemented in select areas of North Korea has experienced success among some farms in Ryanggang Province, Daily NK sources have...
Central committee official dismissed for illicit affair
An official from the Workers’ Party of Korea’s Central Committee dispatched to a farm in Ryanggang Province has apparently been dismissed from his position...
