North Korea

February 2023 - March 2011

North Korea's Kim orders overhaul of agriculture sector amid food shortages

Markets Food Security

28 February 2023

2 minute read

There are fears that the country's food shortages are worsening

North Korea’s Food Production Hit by Worst Drought Since 2001

Herd Management Feed and Nutrition Water Quality

21 July 2017

3 minute read

NORTH KOREA - DPR Korea's crop production for 2017, including staple rice, maize, potatoes and soybean, has been severely damaged by prolonged dry weather conditions, threatening food security for a large part of its population, according to a new FAO update prepared in collaboration with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.

Four Outbreaks of FMD in Cattle and Swine

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases Foot-and-mouth Disease

19 April 2011

1 minute read

NORTH KOREA - The North Korean veterinary authorities have reported four new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in cattle and swine.

Urgent Vaccine, Equipment Needed to Contain FMD

28 March 2011

2 minute read

NORTH KOREA - Around a million dollars of equipment and vaccines are urgently required to help stem outbreaks of deadly Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) in North Korea, followed by a more prolonged and concerted effort to modernize veterinary services in the country.

FAO-OIE Team in North Korea to Help with FMD

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases Foot-and-mouth Disease

4 March 2011

1 minute read

NORTH KOREA - A team of animal health specialists from FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has arrived in North Korea to assist veterinary authorities there in responding to outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease among pigs and cattle.

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