Is North Korea facing its worst food crisis?

Kim Jong Un wants to tackle grain shortages but experts say his regime is ‘returning to the past’ for solutions

North Korea Food Crisis (KCNA via KNS)

Kim Jong Un wants to strengthen his control over North Korea’s agriculture in order to increase grain production, according to state media reports. But experts say it won’t do much to address a worsening food shortage.

Prospects for quickly resolving the food insecurity crisis are dim, as North Korea devotes much of its scarce resources to its nuclear program.

While experts believe the food situation is the worst it has been under Kim’s 11-year rule, they still say they see no signs of imminent famine or mass deaths.