Tag: food security
Rice and corn prices drop in North Korea
Grain prices across North Korean markets have recently declined following weeks of steady increases. The drop coincides with increased cross-border imports and the beginning...
Pyongyang officials told to lead rice-planting mobilization as May campaign approaches
Pyongyang officials have been instructed to lead upcoming rural support mobilizations as North Korea prepares for rice-planting season.
The Pyongyang Party Committee's Propaganda and Agitation...
N. Korea pays farm workers in devalued currency instead of grain
North Korea has taken an unprecedented step: paying farm workers in devalued local currency instead of their usual share of crops.
A source in North...
N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership
North Korea's Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...
“How will we survive?”: No potato rations this year in major...
Ryanggang province, North Korea's largest potato-producing region, has completely halted its annual potato distribution to local residents this fall. This is expected to cause...
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...
Recent Chinese imports lead to dramatic price falls of certain food...
The recent expansion of food imports from China recently has led to dramatic price falls of certain food items in North Korea's markets, a...
