economy

Agricultural workers of the Junghung Farm in the city of Samjiyon of Ryanggang Province reaped a rich potato harvest on the tableland of Junghung near Mt Paektu.

True to the scientific farming-first policy of the Workers' Party of Korea, they worked hard to harvest 74 tons per hectare to the maximum and overfulfilled the state grain production plan by 31.8 percent.

Ri Thae Il, chief secretary of the Ryanggang Provincial Committee of the WPK, Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the provincial rural economy committee, and officials of the Samjiyon City congratulated and encouraged the farmers who participated in the meeting for year-end account settlement and income distribution with pride in overfulfilling the potato production plan.

The agricultural workers were filled with delight in having reaped a good potato harvest at the meeting before holding a cheerful peasant dance.