Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 28 November 2013

Year of publication2013

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractIn the DPRK, despite a small reduction in planted area, overall crop production in 2013/14 is estimated to increase by about 5 percent. 2. A total of 5.98 million tonnes of food output (including paddy, cereals, soybeans, and cereal equivalent of potatoes) from cooperative farms, plots on sloping land, and household gardens for 2013/14 is expected. This estimate includes the 2013 main season harvest that was concluded and the forecast for 2014 early season crops. When paddy is converte d to milled rice and soybeans to cereal equivalent, total food production is estimated at about 5.03 million tonnes. 3. Unusually early and heavy rains in July and early August compromised maize and soybean yields but had little effect on paddy. 4. Soybean production recorded a second consecutive year of decline, due to a 6 percent reduction in yield. Main-season potatoes performed well this year, which bodes well for the seed supply for the 2014 early crop. However, supply of seed s for minor winter and spring wheat as well as barley is a constraint due to declining production over consecutive recent years.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountryDemocratic People's Republic of Korea

RegionAsia and the Pacific

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

KeywordsFood supply; food production; production data; forecasting; food aid; Democratic People's Republic of Korea