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Thanks to the efforts of agricultural officials and workers and helpers, rice transplanting was completed on the main areas in the DPRK.

Officials of the Agricultural Commission and agricultural guidance organs at all levels launched the operations and guidance to finish rice transplanting qualitatively in the right time.

While directing efforts to preparing the masters of farming ideologically, morally, technically and practically, they introduced nutrient cold-bed rice seedlings into larger areas than last year, thus providing a sure guarantee for high yields.

South Hwanghae Province took measures to intensify technical guidance for ensuring the quality of growing rice seedlings and harrowing and rationally mobilize and use farm machines by strengthening cooperation with members of the scientific farming promotion team.

Haeju City and Anak and Jaeryong counties overfulfilled their daily plans every day.

Dozens of farms, including the Township Farm in Kangnyong County and the Sowon Farm in Pyoksong County, finished rice transplanting on the main areas earlier than last year.

South Phyongan Province completed rice transplanting on the main areas until May 31 by observing the scientific and technological requirements for rice transplanting.

Rice transplanting was also successfully concluded on farms of North Hwanghae Province.

Farms in Mangyongdae and Rangnang districts of Pyongyang Municipality finished rice transplanting qualitatively in the right time.

Yomju, Cholsan and Sonchon counties of North Phyongan Province attained good results in rice transplanting by concentrating manpower and farm machines on the areas with lots of paddy fields.

Officials and agricultural workers in Kangwon and South Hamgyong provinces are now cultivating rice seedlings in a scientific way through proper water control and fertilizer application in the same spirit as they displayed to finish rice transplanting in the main.