calendar>>March 9. 2023 Juche 112

Agricultural Sector Positively Supported in DPRK

Pyongyang, March 9 (KCNA) -- Officials and workers in the industrial sector of the DPRK make devoted efforts to render material and technical assistance to the agricultural sector, true to the idea and spirit of the 7th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Those in the field of metal industry are speeding up the production of pig iron, rolled steel and steel plate for the agricultural front. Among them are those of the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex and the Chollima Steel Complex.

Workers in the field of chemical industry are striving to increase the fertilizer production.

Officials and workers in the field of building-materials industry, including Sangwon and Sunchon cement complexes, are making innovations in the production of cement necessary for irrigation project.

Those in the machine-building industry are putting spurs to the production of farming machines and accessories.