Tag: fertilizer
N. Korean farmers show mixed reactions to tractors gifted by Kim...
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent tractors to towns and counties in Yanggang Province to boost potato production, there have been mixed...
North Korea faces serious fertilizer shortages – again
As North Koreans begin planting wheat and barley, the first crops of the year, the country is once again facing a severe fertilizer shortage....
Pence Cartoon: “New Year’s Resolutions”
Explanatory Note: As North Korea’s army blasts shells near Yeonpyeong Island, North Korean citizens have been ordered to do some blasting of their own...
A peek into North Korea’s “Dig 12 Bottoms” campaign
Last month, North Korea mobilized its people to participate in what it called the "Dig 12 Bottoms" campaign as part of efforts to make...
North Korea pushes fertilizer production despite lack of urea
North Korean authorities are pushing fertilizer production, even though they are not supplying urea, a necessary raw material. This is leading to complaints on...
Fertilizer factory explosion claims eight deaths in S. Pyongan Province
Daily NK has learned from a source in North Korea that a gas tower at the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex, a fertilizer factory in...
Sunchon fertilizer factory event hastily put together, source reports
The Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory completion ceremony attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was quickly put together two days before the actual...
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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