‘Black swan meat is delicious and has medicinal value,’ says the state-run newspaper. Food shortage in North Korea is forcing the government to take extreme measures. This includes encouraging the consumption of black swan’s meat and using coupons as replacements for cash.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea told a group of lawmakers in a closed-door parliamentary briefing on Thursday that the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had issued orders to secure every grain of rice and devote all-out efforts to encourage farming to alleviate the food shortage, according to Reuters.
Black swan’s meat is delicious and has medicinal value
Last week the state media was promoting and encouraging black swan breeding. As it serves as a viable source of protein. “Black swan meat is delicious and has medicinal value,” the ruling party’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper informs. A UN investigator revealed earlier this month that 40 percent of North Koreans were food insecure before the outbreak, adding that strong sanctions implemented over the last two years have put the country at risk of starving.
The paper discusses travel restrictions between cities, border closures, and limited imports of non-essential commodities. Consequently having an impact on the country’s food supply system. A spy agency informs, the country is taking steps to reopen its borders with China and Russia in the coming months. UN agencies say there are indications about the country receiving humanitarian aid from China. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recognises the “severe” food situation earlier this month.
The country’s food situation has been compounded further by UN sanctions imposed to progress its nuclear development. “The main obstacles to the government’s efforts to achieve sustainable development of the country” include “continued sanctions and blockades on the DPRK”. [North Korea],” the country said in a report submitted to the United Nations in July.