Tag: manure

Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold

Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...

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...

S. Pyongan Province mobilizes students to get people excited about farmwork

South Pyongan Province, a part of North Korea's breadbasket, has recently been mobilizing students in efforts to get more people excited about participating in...

Sariwon officials launch crackdown on money changers for avoiding manure campaign

Authorities in the North Hwanghae Province city of Sariwon recently carried out an intensive crackdown on money changers for failing to properly participate in...

Chongjin cuts opening hours of markets to push people into national...

North Korean authorities have cut market operation hours as part of a strategy to push people into manure production, which is the first national...

N. Korea welcomes start of the new year with manure production...

As usual, North Korea is pushing its people to produce manure in the early days of the new year.  A source in North Hamgyong Province...

Yanggang Province farmers ordered to collect more grass than usual

As part of broader efforts to relieve the country's chronic manure shortages, North Korean authorities in Yanggang Province have significantly increased the quota of...

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