'Scientificization of agriculture' is a life-or-death issue North Korea attempts to expand greenhouse greenhouses

Published 2024년 5월 12일

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North Korea is promoting a farming method that involves sowing rice seeds in greenhouses and planting rice, as a way to increase food production. The method is expected to have economic benefits by allowing the growth of strong seedlings regardless of weather and soil conditions, and by reducing labor and material requirements compared to outdoor seedling growth. The country is introducing this method on a pilot basis in various regions, including South Hwanghae Province, and is also focusing on other ways to improve agricultural production, such as breeding superior varieties, scientificizing farming, finding new land, improving low-yield areas, and strengthening party leadership in the agricultural sector.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Soo-yoon = North Korea, which is suffering from chronic food shortages, has promoted a farming method that involves sowing rice seeds in greenhouses and planting rice. On the 12th, Ri Eun-cheol, a senior member of North Korea's Academy of Agricultural Sciences, promoted the advantages of greenhouses in an article titled 'Growing rice seedlings in greenhouses with great economic effectiveness' in the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the Workers' Party. Director Lee said, "If you grow rice seedlings in a greenhouse, you can grow strong rice seedlings regardless of weather and soil conditions." He added, "Compared to growing seedlings outdoors, you can save on the labor and materials required for seedbeds, while also growing rice seedlings." “The growing period can be shortened and faithful seedlings can be raised,” he said. He then introduced cases from each province, saying, “In Korea, the method of growing rice seedlings in greenhouses is being ...

Source: Yna