North Korea taps reserve grain stocks as farm workers in South Hwanghae go hungry

North Korea taps reserve grain stocks as farm workers in South Hwanghae go hungry

North Korean authorities urgently released state reserve grain to farms in South Hwanghae province, the country’s principal grain-producing region, after a growing number of farm worker households struggling to find food caused a sharp drop in farm attendance. According to a source in the province, the Cabinet, the administrative body that oversees North Korea’s economy, issued an emergency directive on Aug. 8 ordering farms in South Hwanghae pr…

North Korea taps reserve grain stocks as farm workers in South Hwanghae go hungry - The Press United

North Korean authorities urgently released state reserve grain to farms in South Hwanghae province, the country’s principal grain-producing region, after a growing number of farm worker households struggling to find food caused a sharp drop in farm attendance. According to a source in the province, the Cabinet, the administrative body that oversees North Korea’s economy, […] The post North Korea taps reserve grain stocks as farm workers in South…