This news is arousing forcefully the Korean people to increase grain production, upholding the tasks put forth in the joint New Year editorial from the beginning of the year.

The state is strengthening material, technical and labor support to the countryside to solve the shortage of food on its own at any cost this year.

The Ministry of Agriculture made and sent to the co-op farms throughout the country various kinds of multi-media which show the superiority of the advanced farming technique and farming method and the ways for their application.

The work for securing high-yielding seeds which need a less amount of fertilizer and high-yielding varieties suitable to relevant areas is being pushed ahead vigorously.

Much effort is also being directed to turning out large quantities of organic fertilizer by combining agricultural production with stock-breeding in accordance with the world trend in the sector of the rural economy.

Farms are producing hukbosan fertilizer with peat and humus soil and other materials, biological activated manure and organic composite fertilizer to carpet them on paddy and dry fields.

The Korean People's Army and institutions, enterprises, dongs and neighborhood units across the country are carrying a great deal of minor farm implements and manure to the countryside busy with farming preparation for the year.