SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mentioned the country must feed its infantrymen better, in step with state media KCNA on Wednesday, after a defected North Korean soldier's well being last year highlighted diet problems in the isolated state.
On a talk over with to a military rations factory, Kim mentioned it must produce tasty and nutritious food to "substantially contribute to improving the diet of the servicepersons", in step with KCNA.
Kim mentioned "officials and employees of the factory should always overfulfill the production plan on all indices, bearing in mind the noble intention of leader Kim Jong Il (his late father) who spared nothing for the soldiers of the People's Army".
"Make sure that they still feel his loving care."
The factory talk over with was the most recent of a sequence of site inspections through Kim, together with commercial amenities and particular financial zones close to North Korea's border with China, in step with state media, after Kim shifted his focal point from nuclear missiles to the financial system in April.
The World Bank says North Korea's population is about 25.four million. South Korea's defence ministry estimates 1.28 million people are on active army accountability with the Korean People's Army.
Last year, corn kernels had been discovered in the abdomen of a North Korean soldier who braved a hail of bullets to defect to South Korea, highlighting diet problems that professionals say have plagued the isolated country for decades.
The primary factor in North Korea is a monotonous vitamin - principally rice/maize, kimchi and bean paste - missing in very important fat and protein, the World Food Programme in the past mentioned.
During the factory tour, Kim mentioned the warriors would need more than a few soybean based products, especially fermented soybean, for well being. Soybeans consist of about 36 percent protein.
On a talk over with to a military rations factory, Kim mentioned it must produce tasty and nutritious food to "substantially contribute to improving the diet of the servicepersons", in step with KCNA.
Kim mentioned "officials and employees of the factory should always overfulfill the production plan on all indices, bearing in mind the noble intention of leader Kim Jong Il (his late father) who spared nothing for the soldiers of the People's Army".
"Make sure that they still feel his loving care."
The factory talk over with was the most recent of a sequence of site inspections through Kim, together with commercial amenities and particular financial zones close to North Korea's border with China, in step with state media, after Kim shifted his focal point from nuclear missiles to the financial system in April.
The World Bank says North Korea's population is about 25.four million. South Korea's defence ministry estimates 1.28 million people are on active army accountability with the Korean People's Army.
Last year, corn kernels had been discovered in the abdomen of a North Korean soldier who braved a hail of bullets to defect to South Korea, highlighting diet problems that professionals say have plagued the isolated country for decades.
The primary factor in North Korea is a monotonous vitamin - principally rice/maize, kimchi and bean paste - missing in very important fat and protein, the World Food Programme in the past mentioned.
During the factory tour, Kim mentioned the warriors would need more than a few soybean based products, especially fermented soybean, for well being. Soybeans consist of about 36 percent protein.
Kim Jong Un says soldiers' diets should be improved
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