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Nutrition in North Korea: It’s not just about food

Nutrition in North Korea: It’s not just about food. Randall Ireson American Friends Service Committee. Famine and Food Aid. “A hungry child knows no politics.”. Ronald Regan. “A hungry child knows no politics, but every hungry child is a victim of politics.”. Erich Weingartner.

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Nutrition in North Korea: It’s not just about food

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  1. Nutrition in North Korea: It’s not just about food Randall Ireson American Friends Service Committee

  2. Famine and Food Aid

  3. “A hungry child knows no politics.” Ronald Regan

  4. “A hungry child knows no politics, but every hungry child is a victim of politics.” Erich Weingartner

  5. Precipitating Factors:FloodFloodDrought

  6. Mass gymnastics show glorifying the Sun, Kim Il Sung (2005)

  7. ‘Arirang’ Mass Gymnastics Performance (2002)

  8. Stunting: Low height for age =Chronic malnutrition • Wasting: Low weight for height =Acute malnutrition

  9. 1998 2002 2004 1998 2002 2004

  10. Distribution of Stunting, All children under 7 years. 2002 and 2004 data 2002 2004 Normal distribution

  11. Causes = Policy Choices

  12. Rice Paddies North of Anju

  13. Harrowing a Rice Paddy

  14. The “Rural Technical Revolution” • Mechanization • Chemicalization • Irrigation • Electrification

  15. Great Leader Kim Il Sung Teaches About Agriculture

  16. Fertilizer Use and Food Production in DPRK, 1989 - 2004 Food production Fertilizer use

  17. Lessons for Us

  18. Crisis as Opportunity

  19. - A new food security Local, sustainable agriculture systems

  20. Five feasible changes

  21. Estimated Investment for Sustainable Agriculture System in DPRK

  22. Wind Turbines such as these can be used in DPRK

  23. Extolling the Advantage of Raising Ostriches

  24. Mass Gymnastics Praising Modern Poultry Farming

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