Features Wheat revolution: Why North Korea is singing the praises of a long-ignored grain An influx of Russian wheat appears to be driving propaganda promoting the staple, while downplaying its foreign origins SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON PRINT In North Korea, a country where having enough to eat has been far from guaranteed for decades, food has long been political, a reality being borne out again as burgeoning cooperation with Russia transforms people’s diets. During the Arduous March famine of the 1990s, the DPRK experienced a so-called potato revolution when official propaganda attempted to shift dietary habits and place the humble famine substitute at the top of the food pyramid, largely unsuccessfully. In North Korea, a country where having enough to eat has been far from guaranteed for decades, food has long been political, a reality being borne out again as burgeoning cooperation with Russia transforms people’s diets. During the Arduous March famine of the 1990s, the DPRK experienced a so-called potato revolution when official propaganda attempted to shift dietary habits and place the humble famine substitute at the top of the food pyramid, largely unsuccessfully. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group.