[Seoul 20th Reuters]-According to the United Nations, North Korea's production of food crops this year will be the lowest for five years, and 40% of the population will suffer a serious food shortage. Caused by weather or inadequate irrigation.
According to the latest report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on food conditions, major crops such as rice and corn are unsuccessful and 10.1 million people are in urgent need of assistance.
North Korea has long suffered from food shortages and dysfunctional distribution systems. The state media has called for alerts to droughts and other “prolonged anomalies” in the past few months.
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