North Korea may suffer food shortages, Kim Jong Un warns

North Korea may suffer food shortages, Kim Jong Un warns
June 16, 2021, 2:45 pm

Farmers in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country may suffer possible food shortages, urging Koreans to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions. food

President Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference to discuss national efforts to salvage a broken economy.

Kim urged officials to find ways to boost agricultural production, saying the country’s food situation "is now getting tense.”

According to US Today, the North’s economy has deteriorated amid pandemic border closures, which choked off trade with China, while devastating typhoons and floods last summer decimated crops. food

Monitors assessing the situation in North Korea have yet to see signs of mass starvation or major instability, but some analysts say conditions could be aligning for a crisis that undercuts food and exchange markets and triggers public panic.

US Today reported, citing Korean Central News Agency, that Kim also “set forth the tasks for the state to maintain perfect anti-epidemic state” – suggesting North Korea would extend its pandemic lockdown despite the stress on its economy. food

levant

Source: US Today

Image Source: AP-US Today

Art exhibits, music and debate on cinema, all featured in Benghazi week of culture As the virus has "extra legs", UK Health Secretary urges to vote on delaying lockdown