Worst drought in 16 years threatens food supplies in North Korea, warns UN

‘North Korea is facing severe food shortages due to the worst drought since 2001, the UN’s food agency says.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that the drought was expected to seriously impact Nampo city and the provinces of South and North Pyongan and Hwanghae. The worst-hit regions account for almost two-thirds of main season crops.
The UN body has stated that rainfall in key producing areas fell well below the long-term average between April and June. The rainfall shortages badly affected staple crops, including rice, maize, potatoes and soybean.
This disrupted planting activities and damaged the 2017 main season crops, according to a FAO report prepared with the European Commission’s Joint Research Center.’
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