North Korea's food security situation in notoriously insecure, with UN agencies in May reiterating that up to 40% of the population struggles with malnutrition.
The problem stands to get worse thanks to climate change: natural disasters have had a major impact on food supply in recent years.
North Korea's food security situation in notoriously insecure, with UN agencies in May reiterating that up to 40% of the population struggles with malnutrition.
The problem stands to get worse thanks to climate change: natural disasters have had a major impact on food supply in recent years.
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