He encouraged officials and other agricultural workers in their drive to step up preparations for immediate farming in response to the statement issued by the spokesman for the Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army. Their hearts are now burning with hatred at the U.S. imperialists and their allied forces busy staging maneuvers for a nuclear war against the DPRK.

He learned about the spring farming preparations in the Ryangdam Farm, Unchon County and Oguk Co-op Farm, Anak County.

He stressed the need for the officials and other people in the field of agriculture to successfully do farming this year as befitting the masters being responsible for the supply of rice to the country and reap a good harvest, bearing in mind the intention of the Party to solve the issue of food without fail, and thus make a contribution to firmly defending socialism.

He, at the same time, called for increasing the per-hectare yield of grain, consistently introducing the cyclic production system to agricultural production and stock breeding. He also urged the relevant units to take measures to fully provide material conditions for farming.

Earlier, he went round the Unryul Mine associated with immortal leadership exploits of the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu.

He underscored the need to take good care of large long distance belt conveyor built according to the far-reaching idea Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and under their energetic leadership and operate it on a regular basis and keep the iron ore production going at a high rate.