Press Release WFP/1062 |
NORTH KOREA STILL NEEDS FOOD AID DESPITE BEST HARVEST IN SIX YEARS
(Reissued as received.)
ROME, 26 October (FAO/WFP) --The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is likely to record its best harvest for six years, but with domestic food production still well below consumption requirements, the country will again need substantial external assistance in 2002, two United Nations agencies said today.