Dry winter compounds chronic food shortages in North Korea

“Markedly lower” rainfall is raising concern about the winter wheat and barley crops in North Korea, says the Washington Post. The winter grains supply only 5 percent of North Korea’s food but are a vital bridge, the so-called barley hump, during the spring and early summer before spring-planted crops are ready for harvest. “North Korea has… » Read More

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