A drought threatens to disrupt farming in the DPRK this year, state media reported Tuesday, a development that threatens to worsen food shortages in a country that experienced a self-described “food crisis” just last year.

The front page of Tuesday’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper featured on-the-ground reports of “nationwide efforts” by soldiers, workers and youths to save every “single grain of rice” and ensure no crops are damaged.

Pyongyang is one of the areas most affected by the drought, along with North Pyongan, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae and South Hamgyong provinces, according to state media.

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