How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data



Analysis How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data While the DPRK is undoubtedly facing looming shortages, the numbers don't always tell the full story Peter Ward May 15, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON by nknews_hq on 2018-09-06 05:32:53 Update at 1830 KST on 05/23: This article has been amended to clarify some of the data. Several weeks ago, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) released a concerning report about North Korea’s harvest and the food shortfall they believe the country faces. However, given what is known from other officially-sanctioned DPRK sources about the North Korean food system, the picture appears far more complex than this report indicates. NK Pro analysis indicates the following: If official statistics are to be believed, per capita food availability is down significantly compared to recent years, the Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data

While the DPRK is undoubtedly facing looming shortages, the numbers don't always tell the full story

Peter Ward May 15, 2019

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data

by nknews_hq on 2018-09-06 05:32:53

Update at 1830 KST on 05/23: This article has been amended to clarify some of the data.

Several weeks ago, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) released a concerning report about North Korea’s harvest and the food shortfall they believe the country faces. However, given what is known from other officially-sanctioned DPRK sources about the North Korean food system, the picture appears far more complex than this report indicates.

NK Pro analysis indicates the following:

If official statistics are to be believed, per capita food availability is down significantly compared to recent years, the

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data

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