The opening ceremony for a large-scale greenhouse farm and tree nursery in northeast North Korea was held on Tuesday in the presence of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials, state media reported on Wednesday.

The opening comes a day after Kim Jong Un also cut the ribbon to inaugurate the major state-led construction project rebuilding the entire Samjiyon Township into a model town in nextdoor Ryanggang province. 

Construction of the Jungphyong Vegetable Greenhouse Farm and Tree Nursery, located near Kyongsong in North Hamgyong province, began in August 2018 after a visit the previous month where Kim