North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his visit to a newly built Samjiyon potato starch factory, the North’s Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday.
The factory, which Kim ordered the construction of in November, can produce 4,000 tons of potato starch every year, according to the KCNA.
The factory, which Kim ordered the construction of in November, can produce 4,000 tons of potato starch every year, according to the KCNA.
Kim reportedly called on workers to make a lot of processed products, such as noodles and bread, out of the potatoes.
Pyongyang has actively promoted Samjiyon, located near Paektusan in Ryanggang Province, as the sacred grounds of Kim Il-sung’s revolutionary and the birthplace of Kim Jong-il.