In spite of the severe droughts of the
\nspring that were followed by severe summer floods in North Korea, the rice harvest has proven
\nthus far to be particularly good for those tending personal plots of land.<\/p>\n
On the 24th, a Daily NK reporter spoke An additional source in North Hamgyong Province reported the same trend in his region.<\/span> <\/p>\n Small plot farmers have been particularly However, the number of people working hard After “repeated failures by the authorities to fulfill stated promises,” he asserted, farmers have A bumper year for small farmers in Now that the rice harvest has finished and [collective farm] rice distribution portions for farmers are being calculated, According to the source, people say “it\u2019s fine if the harvest is good, it\u2019s \u201cWe know that the nation\u2019s rice does not “This is why the people don\u2019t care about the state In spite of the severe droughts of the spring that were followed by severe summer floods in North Korea, the rice harvest has proven thus far to be particularly good for those tending personal plots of land. On the 24th, a Daily NK reporter spoke with a source in Yanggang Province, who informed us that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":31896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nwith a source in Yanggang Province, who informed us that although the Rodong
\nSinmun has been urging citizens and the nation on a daily basis to work hard to
\nrestore the damage that resulted from the tempestuous weather earlier in the
\nyear, so far there are no reports of lower-than-average rice harvest numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nattentive to ensuring that their crops received adequate water supplies, with
\nmany using hand or motorized water pumps and water turbines for irrigation.
\n\u201cSome people are even saying that as a result of the careful attention paid by
\nthese farmers to protect their crops from the weather, this year\u2019s rice harvest is
\nlooking better than average,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nto ensure the success of the rice harvests on collective farms is dropping.
\nThis is in large part due to the fact that despite reassurances from the
\nstate that farmers will receive sizable allocations of the harvest for
\ntheir own use, for the past several years this has not been the case. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nconcluded that it makes no difference to them personally whether the collective
\nfarms do well or not.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\ncombination with an average year for collective farm rice harvests has flooded
\nthe markets with rice, driving down prices. After setting aside rice for
\ntheir families, farmers bring their extra harvest to sell. Currently, 1kg of
\nrice is selling for 4880 KPW [0.57 USD] in Pyongyang, 4800 KPW [0.56 USD] in Sinuiju, and 4750 KPW [0.55 USD] in
\nHyesan. Prices have dropped 600 KPW [0.07 USD] since last month.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nthe price of rice is naturally declining. Although farmers pay some attention
\nto the portions of the collective farm harvests that they will receive, they
\naren\u2019t anticipating much. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nfine if the harvest is bad” because they understand that the amount of the
\nharvest they will get tends to stay the same regardless.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nbelong to us. We know that it only goes to feed the military, and
\nPeople\u2019s Committees cadres,” the source explained. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nof the collective. We get our own rice either by purchasing it with money we
\nmake from the markets or growing it ourselves on our own small land plots.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"