Seoul, June 16, 2026 (AFP) - North Korea's push for dry-field rice reflects drought concerns: experts

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2026-06-16

North Korea is stepping up cultivation of dry-field rice, which relies on irrigation or rain rather than flooded paddies, state media reported, in what experts said was a sign of worsening drought. The nuclear-armed country is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes and has long struggled with a moribund state-managed economy and chronic food shortages. Elizabeth Salmon, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Kore......

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