Dr. Ho Kwang Rim, Faculty of Economics, Kim Il Sung University
2025.9.3.
In the DPR Korea, where miracles and exploits are being achieved day by day, the colossal greenhouse farms were built in Jungphyong and Ryonpho. In succession of these, there has been another opening of greenhouse in Kangdong area of Pyongyang.
In Kim Jong Un era, when great monumental structures are being built exponentially with the world startling speed, they have built another greenhouse farm in Kangdong within just one and a half year after the building of greenhouse farm of a large scale in Ryongpho. This is the monumental edifice born of the political idea of believing in the people as in Heaven and the spirit of making selfless, devoted efforts for the good of the people of the Workers' Party of Korea that spares nothing in promoting the rights, interests and wellbeing of the people, regarding it as the most important state affair, and a model entity representing the country's rapid development.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said:
"We should orient the country's economic development towards creating an affluent and cultured life for the people."
Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm with modern greenhouses of peculiar styles, including cylindrical greenhouse for vegetable cultivation and dome-shaped glass hydroponic greenhouse, has the production process of highly intensified, optimized and intelligent production process. It is the land-and labour-saving greenhouse complex which guarantees radical increase in productivity in comparison with the conventional cultivation method while providing the growth environment of various kinds of tasty and nutritious vegetables in a scientific and balanced way. It is the epitome of worthwhile creative struggle of Korean people who have opened up a new realm and phase in vegetable production of greenhouses.
The enormous greenhouse built in Kangdong area demonstrates the indomitable spirit of advancement of the DPR Korea, which is achieving unprecedented economic buildup and transformation. It is the fruit of the leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un as well as the precious outcome of relentless dedication of Korean People's Army who support the plan and idea of Worker's Party of Korea with absolute loyalty and practice.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un decided to build a large scale greenhouse farm in Kangdong area and set it as a major construction task in the historic 6th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He became the master of initiation, operation and construction and led the construction step by step starting with the selection of the site, the arrangement of construction labor and the supply of materials. He gave dozens of precious teachings on the construction of the comprehensive greenhouse including the introduction of spherical and multi-layered vegetable growing facilities as well as establishing intelligent integrated production system. Furthermore he personally selected and sent agriculture-related up-to-date technological materials. As seen above, he gave a meticulous guidance on all the issues arising in the construction of the greenhouse.
Thanks to his guidance and care, there emerged "the city of greenhouses" and "the city of farmers" which is comprised of over 1050 buildings of contemporary vegetable greenhouses of different sorts, production and public buildings, dwelling houses with the total floor space of 1.2 million m2 and 260 hectares of floor space.
Photo. 1 The panoramic view of Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm
Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm can produce large amounts of various vegetables like green vegetables, fruit vegetables, functional vegetables that are delicious and nutritious including lettuce, cabbage for cooking, mustard leaf, sesame strips, honey grass. It is a creation of outstanding distinctiveness with contemporariness, advancement and convenience. It is another great monumental edifice and people's asset that was built on the long journey of devotion for people of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who is opening up a comprehensive development of socialism subordinating and aspiring every single issue for the good and well-being of the people.
Photo.2 The inside and outside of Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm
Indeed, Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm is the world-leading large scale vegetable production base which is the outcome of warm love of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for the people. It was only 10 days that they picked first produce and served them for Pyongyang citizens since its opening ceremony.
Photo.3 The first harvest in Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm
Thanks to the devotion of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, the number of the world-startling people's assets like Kangdong Greenhouse Combined farm will get further increased in the DPR Korea.