North Korea has announced new measures to improve farmers’ “zeal” by ensuring fair distribution of crop output, a move that underscores the state’s repeated tinkering with agricultural laws due to poor production and persistent food shortages. 

State media also reported exceptionally heavy rains in August and forecast continued adverse weather conditions in September, calling for farmers to take scientific measures to minimize damage to crops.

Meanwhile, Pyongyang’s foreign ministry criticized a recent trilateral meeting between the U.S., ROK and Japan on tackling the problem of North Korean IT workers raising cash for