North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has called on his officials to deal with food supply issues, caused in part by the country sealing its borders to prevent the spread of coronavirus, APA reports citing BBC.
Typhoons last year badly impacted vital crops, while weeks of drought followed by heavy monsoon rains have damaged them this year as well.
Although North Korea has never reported any Covid cases, it has sealed its borders and imposed harsh lockdowns to prevent the spread of the virus.
The border closures have affected vital imports from China.
Kim's comments came in a speech to the ruling party's Politburo yesterday.
Earlier this week, the UN said North Korea had rejected an offer of almost three million Covid-19 jabs.
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