North Korea urged its people to complete the rice harvest promptly, linking it to targets in its five‑year economic plan and highlighting increased mechanisation.
The state newspaper Rodong Sinmun devoted its front page to articles and a commentary urging citizens to finish the rice harvest at the right time, framing it as part of the broader push to meet targets under North Korea’s five‑year national economic plan.
The paper described the agriculture sector as "the first sector that shows the results of the year's business" and said a successful harvest would "inspire the people with confidence and optimism and reinvigorate the nation's economy," adding that there is "no task more important or urgent than the fall harvest."
Rodong Sinmun also struck an upbeat note, crediting growing mechanisation in the fields. The emphasis on mechanisation echoes leader Kim Jong‑un’s announcement of the new five‑year plan at a party congress in February, where he stressed agricultural mechanisation to boost crop output.
The available reporting on this directive is limited to the Yonhap article summarising the newspaper’s coverage.