S.Korea to help
\nN.Korea in farming<\/p>\n
SEOUL: South Korea has agreed to work on joint farming
\nventures with food-starved North Korea and to provide these farms
\nwith fertilizer and other items to boost productivity, officials
\nsaid on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The agreement was reached at two days of landmark talks that
\nwrapped up late Friday in the North's Kaesong City pledging to
\npursue inter-Korean agricultural cooperation in a \"stable and
\nsteady\" manner.<\/p>\n
North Korea's socialist cooperative farms have been unable to
\nmeet the food needs of the nation, which has been relying on
\nforeign aid to feed its 23 million people since 1995.<\/p>\n
\"The North and South will select cooperative farms in certain
\nareas and... execute joint projects there. These projects will be
\nexpanded into other areas, depending on their results,\" the
\nagreement said.<\/p>\n
And starting next year, the South would provide these farms
\nwith facilities to raise saplings and other materials including
\nfertilizer, pesticide, machinery and animal feed as well as
\ntechnical assistance. -- AFP<\/p>",
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