Going round farms in Pongchon, Paechon, Yonan, Chongdan and other counties, he met agricultural officials and workers striving to implement the decisions of the Party Central Committee with increased grain production and learned in detail about the present farming situation.

He again stressed the importance of the province's position and role in increasing the agricultural production of the country, and called for well grasping the characteristics of species of crops and steadily improving the level of putting the manuring and cultivation according to their growth conditions on a scientific basis and taking thorough measures to actively explore and make an effective use of water sources under the situation of persistent drought and high temperature and, in particular, reinforce and perfect the irrigation system.

He said that the agricultural guidance organs should direct efforts to the work for scientifically analyzing the experience and lessons in this year's wheat and barley farming and further innovating farming methods and the farms should conclude the early-crop farming in a responsible manner.

He underscored the need to make effective seed preparations in line with the growing area under wheat and barley cultivation, take steps for securing more wheat planters and other machines and for the agricultural scientific institutes to step up the project for introducing high-yielding varieties suited to the regional soil conditions.

Earlier, the premier learned about the fertilizer production, installation of more equipment and preparations for equipment repair at the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex and took measures to settle the issues arising in the project.