Russian wheat varieties can help North Korea cope with food problems

Russian assistance in the form of providing agricultural technologies and wheat seeds can help the DPRK in solving food problems. This position was taken by the South Korean channel MBC. “Russia is the world’s largest producer of wheat, and its material and technological assistance can provide an important breakthrough in solving North Korea’s food problems,” the channel’s material says. Chairman of the DPRK Agriculture Committee, Lee Chol Man, at the end of his visit to Russia, said that the wheat seeds, which were donated by Russian specialists in early April, have already been sown in several counties adjacent to Pyongyang, as well as in the northern provinces of the country. “This is being done in order to determine which of the proposed varieties is most suitable for cultivation in Korea,” the Russian embassy previously informed. As the South Korean TV channel continues, there is an analysis of satellite images, according to which this year the area of arable land for wheat ...