Kim Jong Un, Chairman of North Korea's State Affairs Commission, visited a large-scale greenhouse farm in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, to assess its operations and expressed satisfaction with its progress, according to state media reports.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that during his visit to the Sinuiju Greenhouse Complex on May 31, Kim reviewed the farm's production and scientific research on vegetables, as well as its management practices. His wife, Ri Sol-ju, and daughter, Ju-ae, accompanied him.
Kim toured various types of hydroponic and soil greenhouses, experimental cultivation facilities, and canola fields. He reportedly expressed satisfaction with reports indicating that the farm produces hundreds of tons of vegetables daily.
He emphasized the need to minimize energy consumption in vegetable production while ensuring optimal growing conditions for different crop varieties to reduce costs and enable year-round cultivation. He called for diversification of crop varieties, scientific management practices, and competition among farms.
Kim also inspected the construction progress of new health facilities, a comprehensive service center, and a vegetable processing plant in the greenhouse area, noting that construction is approximately 50% complete.
He remarked, "Seeing the modern hospital, multifunctional service center, and specialized vegetable processing plant being built to enhance the health and cultural life of local residents is truly heartwarming. Once completed, the Wihwa area will serve as a model and standard for a new era of local development."
Kim has shown deep interest in the site, visiting it five times last year, including for the groundbreaking ceremony. He also made three visits this year, including attending the completion ceremony in February.
North Korea has promoted the construction of this large greenhouse farm, which is 1.5 times the size of Yeouido (2.9 square kilometers), as a representative example of its 'people-centered' and local development policies following significant flooding in the Sinuiju Wihwa area in the summer of 2024.
Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies, stated, "The development of Wihwa is intended to standardize local transformation in line with the new era, and Wihwa can be seen as a foothold for North Korea-China cooperation due to its border location with China."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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