North Korea

Map with Korea

The American Friends Service Committee is profoundly saddened by the news that North Korea has carried out its third nuclear test on Feb. 12. As longtime activists against the use of nuclear weapons, we urge South Korea, the United States, Japan and others to respond with intensified diplomatic efforts to address this crisis and its underlying causes.

Five farm managers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and one U.S. farmer—Don Bustos of AFSC’s New Mexico program—joined AFSC staff and partners in northeast China in August, where they visited  research facilities as well as conventional and organic farms to explore sustainable farming techniques that could be adapted on their own farms.

Linda Lewis, AFSC’s country representative for China and the DPRK and Zhang Jin, program assistant for training, coordinated and accompanied the tour.

DPRK Agricultural Program

AFSC Country Representative WuNa  visiting experimental rice fields at Ku-up cooperative farm.

To bring together both local knowledge and scientific expertise for better results, AFSC works with both the Academy of Agriculture Science and with four cooperative farms.   

AFSC support is based on each farm’s specific location, including key crops, labor force, natural and economic conditions.   Farm trials address the  immediate need to increase food production and to protect soil fertility.