GIEWS Country Brief: Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19-April-2013
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
Prospects for the 2012/13 early season crops generally favourable
Relatively good 2012 main season harvest gathered last October-November
Despite good production cereal import requirements for 2012/13 (November/ October) remain at fairly high level of 507 000 tonnes
About 2.8 million vulnerable people estimated as facing facing severe food insecurity situated mainly in the northeast provinces of the country
