{"id":38514,"date":"2018-11-16T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T06:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=38514"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:22:19","slug":"tobacco-farm-unit-awarded-with-trip-to-pyongyang-for-surpassing-quota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/tobacco-farm-unit-awarded-with-trip-to-pyongyang-for-surpassing-quota\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco farm unit awarded with trip to Pyongyang for surpassing quota"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38515\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/PYH2014031408840001300_P2-1-696x420.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmers grow vegetables in a greenhouse in North Korea. Image: Yonhap News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A work unit at the 4.25 Tobacco Farm (Changpyong Farm) in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, was awarded a trip to Pyongyang for surpassing its production quota of tobacco leaves this year. The work unit\u2019s team leader was also promoted to head one of the farm\u2019s 8 sections. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The work unit was the only one to surpass its required production quota following the local government\u2019s setting of expected harvest yields and the government purchasing process and is receiving high honors as a result, a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK on November 13. Most of the tobacco leaves harvested by the work unit received a \u201cGrade A\u201d certification from the government. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen the assessment of crop yields is done, grades are given out to each work unit. The farmers who received the best scores were sent to Pyongyang to tour famous places, including the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun,\u201d said the source. \u201cThey achieved a yield that was higher than the state-set production target and are being praised by the state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a foreign currency-earning organization, the 4.25 Tobacco Farm produces high-quality tobacco leaves and exports them abroad. The halt in mineral exports due to international sanctions has led the government to deploy large numbers of former soldiers to the farm to increase production. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The farm consists of 8 sections and each section has 7 work units. The work unit that received accolades from the government was one of 56 such units at the farm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A promotion to unit head was also given to a farmer who \u201cshowed leadership in his work.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The head of the work unit that received accolades was a former soldier in his late 30s who reportedly showed interest in the lives of other former soldiers and also ensured that the government-set quotas were met. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe work unit head received permission to farm in land at the foot of a nearby mountain where tobacco couldn\u2019t previously be grown and had farmers conduct their own farming activities there. He showed leadership in ensuring that the farmers were not lazy and showed up for work,&#8221; a source in North Hamgyong Province reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe farmer who just became the head of a work unit, on the other hand, is not even a Party member,\u201d he continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0rare for that to happen.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The farmer\u2019s success has been spoken about in glowing terms during a lecture held for farm staff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another work unit head, however, was demoted to a regular farmer role because the quality of the leaves his unit harvested was given a \u201cGrade 3,&#8221; an additional source in North Hamgyong Province reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe farmers in that work unit conducted their own private business to feed themselves outside of the farm and missed the time to pick the best leaves in the summer. When the harvested leaves were completely dried, they were all deemed to be Grade 3 and the work unit head was blamed for that.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A work unit at the 4.25 Tobacco Farm (Changpyong Farm) in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, was awarded a trip to Pyongyang for surpassing its production quota of tobacco leaves this year. 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