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North Korea farming remains one of the regime’s most persistent vulnerabilities, with chronic food insecurity rooted in poor soil, outdated infrastructure, ideological constraints on agricultural reform, and the ongoing tension between collective farming and the individual responsibility system. Daily NK covers North Korea farming through reports on harvest conditions, seasonal mobilizations, fertilizer and equipment shortages, agricultural policy directives from Pyongyang, and the ground-level reality facing farmers across the country’s provinces. Our in-country sources provide some of the most detailed and timely reporting on North Korea’s agricultural situation available in English.

Pyongyang enacts comprehensive labor law to eliminate private economic activity

North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...

Satellite data shows N. Korea’s 2025 crop conditions slightly worse than...

Satellite imagery includes data widely used to analyze how well vegetation is growing on the ground. This material is called "Global Vegetation Index (Global...

Massive Chinese sugar shipment aims to boost Kim Jong Un’s image...

China agreed to provide massive sugar aid during summit talks tied to the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan, with the shipment timed...

Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services

Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended. While some view...

North Korea builds grain centers to tighten control over food distribution

A grain management center under construction in Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, since February will be completed this fall. Inside North Korea, concern is...

Malnutrition spreads across North Korea as food prices surge over 50...

As food prices skyrocket across North Korea, hunger is spreading rapidly among the country's most vulnerable populations. Sources report that children are fainting from...

North Korea’s real estate paradox: soaring prices, no buyers

North Korea's soaring real estate prices stem from wild swings in the won-to-dollar exchange rate, creating a market where prices climb but sales stagnate. "Housing...

N. Korean farm worker faces public humiliation for S. Korean videos

A public struggle session was held earlier this month in Mundok county, South Pyongan province, targeting a person caught with South Korean video material. "A...

N. Korean investigation uncovers elaborate black market scheme

Authorities in North Korea's Kilju county are investigating evidence that local orchards have been diverting seasonal fruit to black market sales. "Since mid-July, the Kilju...

North Korean farms lose half their livestock to deadly heat wave

Animals are dying en masse in North Korea as record-breaking heat continues to bake the Korean Peninsula. Emergency measures in some parts of the...

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