North Korea is moving away from monoculture to increasing grain yields through crop rotation in the new agricultural policy

The new leadership of the North Korean Cabinet's Agriculture Commission will promote modern high-yield crop rotations, soil health and farmer education as part of party policy. International cooperation is also planned with the leaders of agroscience on high-yielding grain crops. Having high-yielding flax, sunflower and soybean seeds available, you can increase the yield of wheat, for example. According to studies, grain yield increases of 40, 20, and 15 percent were observed when wheat followed soybeans, sunflowers, or flax, respectively, compared to a wheat monoculture. North Korea's Cabinet Commission on Agriculture recently began distributing updated seasonal guidelines on agricultural practices to city and county agricultural management committees, according to global media reports. The amendments are intended to improve the efficiency of national agricultural production. For example, while previous guidelines suggested intensive cultivation of a single crop, the revised ...