(ANSA) - SEUL, JUN 16 - Kim Jong Un admitted that North Korea's food situation is "tense", according to state media, sounding the alarm, mindful of the devastating famine of the 1990s in which hundreds of people died . The country, subject to multiple international sanctions, is suffering from a chronic shortage of food and the past year the coronavirus pandemic and a series of storms and floods have put even more pressure on the economy and agriculture. Speaking at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party, according to reports from the official agency KCNA, Kim said that the economy has improved this year, with industrial production growing by 25% compared to the previous year. However a number of factors have rowed against it."People's food situation is becoming tense as the agricultural sector failed to meet its grain production plan due to damage from last year's typhoon," said Kim, calling for measures to minimize the impact of such natural disasters and insisting that ensuring a good harvest is a "top priority". (HANDLE).
North Korea: Kim admits food situation is 'tense'
2021-06-19T06:02:10.100Z
Kim Jong Un admitted that North Korea's food situation is "tense," according to state media, sounding the alarm, mindful of the devastating famine of the 1990s in which hundreds of people died. (HANDLE)