Empty promises: N. Korean farmers lack basic resources to implement promoted potato method - Daily NK English

Empty promises: N. Korean farmers lack basic resources to implement promoted potato method - Daily NK English

North Korea is promoting the “Samjiyon-style potato farming method” to boost potato production, but farmers report critical shortages of basic necessities including seed potatoes, according to sources inside the country. A Daily NK source in Ryanggang province said a technical workshop was recently held at Chunghung Farm in Samjiyon to introduce the farming method, but described it as “merely going through the motions of an event ordered from ab…