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Movement to Acquire New Cropland Brisk in DPRK

Pyongyang, April 21 (KCNA) -- In order to bring about a new turn in the grain production, it is needed to expand the area under cultivation to the maximum along with the raise of per-hectare yield.

In the DPRK, a brisk work has been conducted to acquire new cropland throughout the country.

Kim Song Min, director of the Ministry of Agriculture, told KCNA:

The agricultural sector of the country secured more than 37,000 hectares of cropland in the last nine months, through such projects as river improvement, straightening of roads and waterways, reclamation of idle land and relocation of public buildings. They include 4,000 hectares each in North Hamgyong and South Hwanghae provinces, 3,900 hectares in North Hwanghae Province and 3,500 hectares in North Phyongan Province.

Rice and maize will be cultivated in the newly acquired cropland from this year.