North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pinpointed increased production in the agricultural sector as the regime's most pressing economic task.
On day two of a training session for chief of secretaries of city and county party committees Thursday, Kim said the officials are charged with ensuring fruitful economic development and improving people's lives.
Analysts say Kim's emphasis on farming shows the regime's top priority in its new five-year economic development plan is solving its food crisisespecially after a series of natural disasters last summer.
In fact, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday re-designated the North as a country in desperate need of food support from overseas.
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