North Korean missile industry turns to farm machines to address food shortages



News North Korean missile industry turns to farm machines to address food shortages Mass ceremony in city square appears to prioritize optics, as state media says Kim Jong Un gifts 5,500 tools for harvest Colin Zwirko September 27, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Hundreds of rice threshers cover Haeju's central square at a ceremony held on Sept. 25 \| Image: KCTV (Sept. 27, 2022) Hours after North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Sunday, the country’s missile makers turned to another key task ordered by leader Kim Jong Un: providing new farm equipment to address chronic food shortages. According to state media on Tuesday, the DPRK munitions industry put on a massive display of 5,500 “new” farm machines on Sunday covering the streets of central Haeju, located in the country’s “breadbasket” province of South Hwanghae. Kim Jong Un reportedly “gifted” the machines to local farms. Hours after North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Sunday, the country’s missile makers turned to another key task ordered by leader Kim Jong Un: providing new farm equipment to address chronic food shortages. According to state media on Tuesday, the DPRK munitions industry put on a massive display of 5,500 “new” farm machines on Sunday covering the streets of central Haeju, located in the country’s “breadbasket” province of South Hwanghae. Kim Jong Un reportedly “gifted” the machines to local farms. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean missile industry turns to farm machines to address food shortages

Mass ceremony in city square appears to prioritize optics, as state media says Kim Jong Un gifts 5,500 tools for harvest

Colin Zwirko September 27, 2022

North Korean missile industry turns to farm machines to address food shortages

Hundreds of rice threshers cover Haeju's central square at a ceremony held on Sept. 25 | Image: KCTV (Sept. 27, 2022)

Hours after North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Sunday, the country’s missile makers turned to another key task ordered by leader Kim Jong Un: providing new farm equipment to address chronic food shortages.

According to state media on Tuesday, the DPRK munitions industry put on a massive display of 5,500 “new” farm machines on Sunday covering the streets of central Haeju, located in the country’s “breadbasket” province of South Hwanghae. Kim Jong Un reportedly “gifted” the machines to local farms.