Tag: farming
S. Hwanghae Province orders reviews of agricultural machinery
South Hwanghae Province's party committee recently issued an order for party officials to hold party cell and elementary party reviews of agricultural machinery, a...
N. Korean grain prices continue upward trend into the New Year
The upward trend in North Korean grain prices that began in December has continued into the New Year. The country's economic difficulties have led...
N. Korean officers’ academy cadet dismissed due to checkered past
After his past misdeeds came to light, a North Korean soldier at a training academy for logistics officers recently had his admission revoked and...
N. Koreans start the new year with the obligatory “manure collection...
North Koreans are once again engaged in their first "battle" of the new year: the collection of manure for use as fertilizer.
"As in past...
N. Korea faces serious shortages of straw, hemp sacks used to...
While North Korea has finished its farmwork for the year, a serious shortage of the straw and hemp sacks used to hold the harvested...
N. Korean woman murdered during robbery of harvested crops
In late October, a young woman in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, was killed by an assailant who attacked her as she was carrying harvested crops...
N. Korean state security officials tell farmers to hand over rice...
Ministry of State Security (MSS) officials in parts of Kangwon Province are strong-arming farmers into giving them rice in exchange for government-supplied rations of...
N. Korea implements Individual Contract Work System for wheat and barley...
North Korea has recently begun implementing the Individual Contract Work System at some wheat and barley fields on a trial basis. The move comes...
Hyesan residents turn to soy milk to make kimchi this year
Hyesan residents are making their kimchi with soy milk rather than chili powder seasoning this kimjang season, Daily NK has learned.
Kimjang is the Korean...
Rice prices in N. Korean markets hit all time high
The price of rice in North Korean markets has hit an all-time high.
Daily NK’s regular survey of North Korean market prices found that a...
