{"id":49199,"date":"2021-08-03T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=49199"},"modified":"2021-08-02T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T03:22:19","slug":"central-committee-cadres-south-hwanghae-province-boost-grain-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/central-committee-cadres-south-hwanghae-province-boost-grain-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Committee cadres are in South Hwanghae Province to boost grain production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea is waging a struggle to boost agricultural production as Central Committee cadres visit several farms in the leading grain-producing region of South Hwanghae Province to examine conditions on the ground and tend to the farms\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in South Hwanghae Province told Daily NK on Friday that the visiting cadres have been \u201cwatching over several farms\u201d since July 17 \u201cto protect the fields of South Hwanghae Province, a front-line breadbasket that determines the fate of [North Korean] agriculture, from typhoons, monsoon rains and drought\u201d and to \u201cboost grain production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, North Korea sent the Central Committee cadres to the farms to \u201cthoroughly\u201d prevent damage from rains or other natural disasters this year and boost harvests \u201cunder any and all conditions,\u201d with leaders noting how the country was unable to obtain normal grain yields last year due to damage from torrential downpours and typhoons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visiting cadres have moved desks into the office of the provincial branch of the ruling party, where they are currently lodging as they tour each and every farm in the province to emphasize to farm managers the \u201cabsolute need to hit grain production goals\u201d this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42469\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\ucd94\uc218-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer harvest Sariwon\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\ucd94\uc218-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\ucd94\uc218-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\ucd94\uc218-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\ucd94\uc218.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean farmers conducting the fall harvest in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province. \/ Image: Rodong Sinmun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cadres reportedly visited farms damaged last year as well as at-risk farms to provide supplies and take other measures so the farms can take preventative actions, thereby preventing a repeat of last year\u2019s troubles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUntil the rice ripens this year, the Central Committee cadres must closely examine every plain in the province, including the Jaeryeong Plain, as well as get farms to attain grain production numbers without fail and report the results to the Workers\u2019 Party. So they carry a heavy weight on their shoulders,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, the Central Committee cadres are making efforts to carry out the party\u2019s order to determine if organizations tasked with supporting agricultural villages in the province are functioning properly by examining the units mobilized for the effort, as well as to help farms so that the state can guarantee the provision of agricultural supplies to \u201cto the furthest extent it can\u201d across \u201call indicators.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accordingly, the cadres are gaining a concrete understanding of how farms are failing to receive chemical fertilizer or pesticides. They are taking active steps to resolve problems, too, according to the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Central Committee cadres are reporting everything that happens on the farms to the Workers\u2019 Party every day,\u201d the source explained, adding, \u201cI understand that they will remain in the province, checking on the farms, until this year\u2019s august harvest is completed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210730-2\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea is waging a struggle to boost agricultural production as Central Committee cadres visit several farms in the leading grain-producing region of South Hwanghae Province to examine conditions on the ground and tend to the farms\u2019 needs. 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