N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's Kim pushes farm reform as food crisis grows

Orders to expand cultivation come amid reports of starvation deaths

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 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a greenhouse in this undated photograph.  (Photo by KCNA via Reuters) 

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer
March 3, 2023 04:16 JST

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pledging to address food insecurity in his country, calling for measures to boost agricultural production nationwide at a plenary session of the ruling party this week.

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