He was accompanied by senior Party and government officials.

The greenhouse farm, built on the bank of the Amnok River in the northwestern part of the country as an outcome of the WPK's noble ideal and long-cherished desire, has a rich vegetable harvest at present. And its hundreds of hectares are covered with rape flowers in full bloom, which add to the scenic beauty of the Wihwa Island.

Kim Jong Un was greeted by Yang Myong Chol, chief secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK, and officials of the farm.

Going round hydroponic and soil greenhouses of different styles and experimental cultivation greenhouses, he learned in detail about the production, vegetable science research and management of the farm.

Expressing satisfaction over the report of the farm manager that the greenhouse farm has harvested hundreds of tons of various vegetables in tens of species at over 1,150 greenhouses every day and supplied them to orphanages, baby homes, primary schools for orphans and commercial units on a regular basis to contribute to improving the diet of regional people, he highly appreciated the patriotic devotion of its agricultural workers who are demonstrating the validity and vitality of the Party's policy with their pure conscience and production results.

Saying it is urgent to minimize energy consumption in the production of vegetables and provide effective and appropriate environment for the growth of different varieties of vegetables so as to reduce costs and cultivate vegetables in all seasons, he clarified in detail the scientific and technological issues to this end.

The farm should not place importance on the productivity alone, but increase the variety of vegetables and cultivate them in a sci-tech way to provide the people with nutritious and tasty vegetables, he said, adding that it is necessary to actively organize a socialist emulation among farms.

Stating that it is an important policy issue stressed by the Party for greenhouse farms to raise the proportion of farm work done by machines and automate the carrying means, he taught the ways for its implementation.

Noting that the Sinuiju Vegetable Science Research Center has a very important duty in putting the greenhouse vegetable production on a scientific basis, he stressed that when it properly plays its role as an academic guidance unit and as a scientific research and dissemination base which comprehensively leads the work of breeding, researching, cultivating and disseminating vegetable seeds, it is possible to promote the trend for developing the greenhouse farms, to be built across the country, in a balanced and planned way.

He said that the Agricultural Commission and other relevant units should properly appreciate the research achievements proving effective in practice during review of the greenhouse vegetable production, help share the experience with each other, set forth new research assignments and learn about their implementation on a regular basis and take necessary measures.

He also underlined the need to study about mechanism measure for the Sinuiju vegetable science research base in order to quickly apply the research successes to all the greenhouse farms of the country.

KPL