April 28, 2024
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$4 million in UN FAO funding to North Korea

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization will fund eight projects in North Korea in 2015

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will provide $4,270,000 for eight projects in North Korea in 2015, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

Three of the eight projects will be mainly funded by Sweden and the EU and are geared towards agriculture, focusing on greenhouses, plastic coverings and potato storage.

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