North Koreans fight over feces as annual ‘compost battle’ begins

North Koreans fight over feces as annual ‘compost battle’ begins

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Koreans are once again fighting each other over human feces as they desperately try to fulfill the government’s impossibly high collection quotas to prepare fertilizer ahead of the spring planting season, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia. In order to avoid punishment, adults have until Jan. 20 to donate 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of co…