The State of North Korean Farming: New Information from the UN Crop Assessment Report
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme recently released their 2013 Crop and Food Security Assessment…
Tag: agriculture
Grain Drying: A Glimpse of Daily Life at Yongbyon
The Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center has been North Korea’s main nuclear facility since the early 1960s when one of…
Kim Jong Un’s Domestic Policy Record in His First Year: Surprisingly Good
The year 2012 started with hysterical nationwide mourning for the deceased leader Kim Jong Il. The country was gripped with…
Agricultural Reform Again—or Not?
Beginning in early July, a variety of sources have reported possible changes in DPRK farm policy, especially with regard to…