Kim Jong-un promotes Samjiyon as hub for potato production in North Korea
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited the Samjiyon Potato Farina Production Factory for the second time this year, after a visit in July, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.
十二月 10, 2017
Kim Jong-un tours newly opened North Korean potato starch factory
Last week North Korea's State News Agency shared a number of pictures of Kim Jong Un touring a new potato factory in Samjiyon, near the Chinese border.
九月 27, 2016
Bad potato harvest in North Korea
It is a particularly unsuccessful year for North Korean agriculture. An inside source in North Korea has reported that torrential rains have affected the potato harvest in Unheung and Daehongdan in Ryanggang Province.
十二月 22, 2008
North Korea is expecting 3 million ton potato harvest
The increase was made possible in large part by support and assistance provided by South Korea, visiting South Korean scholars and agricultural officials noted. Seoul and Pyongyang have held annual symposiums on agricultural science since 2000.
