Russian wheat varieties can help North Korea cope with food problems

Published 2024년 5월 7일

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Russia is contributing to alleviating North Korea's food shortages by providing agricultural technologies and wheat seeds, as reported by MBC. As the world's leading wheat producer, Russia has donated seeds that are currently being tested across various North Korean regions to find the best-suited varieties for local growth. This initiative has already resulted in a nearly 50% increase in arable land dedicated to wheat cultivation in North Korea compared to the previous year. While experts caution that this won't immediately solve North Korea's food problems, they are optimistic that enhanced wheat production and a shift in dietary habits could gradually help stabilize the food situation in the country.

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Russian assistance in the form of providing agricultural technologies and wheat seeds can help the DPRK in solving food problems. This is the position taken by MBC. “Russia is the world’s largest wheat producer, 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 ...

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