Why Headlines About DPRK Agricultural Production Miss the Point
Last week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released an updated estimate of DPRK agricultural production…
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How Bad is North Korea’s Food Situation? Getting a Grip on the Numbers Confusion
When analysts attempt to make sense of data on North Korea, confusion is often the order of the day. This…
Worst Drought Ever – A Cautionary Note
On June 16, KCNA announced that North Korea was experiencing the “worst drought in 100 years,”[1] and the story was…
Why North Korea’s Supposed Agricultural Reforms May Not Actually Be Working After All
Outsiders are still struggling to decode what is really happening with the economic reforms that have supposedly been underway in…