State media reported that North Korea opened the “world’s biggest vegetable farm” on Friday, emphasizing leader Kim Jong Un’s orders to replace “important military bases” with projects to address food shortages.

But NK Pro analysis suggests these claims misrepresent the size and nature of the construction project in an attempt to demonstrate the state’s concern for people’s well-being despite heavy investment in new weapons systems.

Kim reportedly attended a ceremony on Friday to inaugurate the Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm, which was built by conscripted soldiers starting in Feb. 2023 and is located