http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/un-world-food-program-worried-about-dprk/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/un-world-food-program-worried-about-dprk/#comment-156210 Jess Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:34:31 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/07/02/un-world-food-program-worried-about-dprk/#comment-156210 The food situation has improved modestly in the DPRK, but the meager 2 million hectares of poor arable land and cold climate will never quite be able to feed 24 million people, the only hope for long term food security is to follow South Korea's example and export manufactures in exchange for food. According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's estimates for the 08/09 season, rice yields have risen to 4.89 T/ha. and total production has reached 2.89 Million Tons. Together with corn, wheat, and soybean production (in declining order of importance) this should provide 4.83 million tons of grains, or 200 kg per capita, plus whatever can be imported. This situation of relative food security is at best temporary, but has nonetheless allowed the regime to jeopardize food aid by pushing for better negotiating positions with hostile rhetoric and actions. The food situation has improved modestly in the DPRK, but the meager 2 million hectares of poor arable land and cold climate will never quite be able to feed 24 million people, the only hope for long term food security is to follow South Korea’s example and export manufactures in exchange for food. According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s estimates for the 08/09 season, rice yields have risen to 4.89 T/ha. and total production has reached 2.89 Million Tons. Together with corn, wheat, and soybean production (in declining order of importance) this should provide 4.83 million tons of grains, or 200 kg per capita, plus whatever can be imported. This situation of relative food security is at best temporary, but has nonetheless allowed the regime to jeopardize food aid by pushing for better negotiating positions with hostile rhetoric and actions.

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