North Koreans straining to meet 220 lbs of poop per able bodied citzen per year mandate

[Kaleva]

"Citizens Fight Over Feces to Fill Human Fertilizer Quota in North Korea
2019-10-14

Competition for human feces has become cutthroat in North Korea, as authorities have burdened citizens with impossible collection quotas to prepare fertilizer for next year’s farming season."

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-manure-quota-2020-10142019154836.html

[Adsos Letter]

1. Straining being the operative term. n/t

[klook]

3. They are pushing to rectify the situation. (nt)

[Javaman]

14. nearly killed 'em! nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. this could end up being the #2 big story on DU!

[dawg day]

6. I thought human poop was no good for fertilizer--

At least meat-eater poop?

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. that was my impression as well...here's a link with everything we would want to know about it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_soil

[intrepidity]

8. I'd wager most NK eat only rice and veg

The poverty level is astounding.

[NickB79]

15. Any manure makes good fertilizer

You just have to make sure it gets hot enough during composting to kill off pathogens like E. Coli and parasite eggs.

[dewsgirl]

4. Super weird. I am no math scholar, but 8 tons per household

sound like an awful lot.


“The agricultural authorities are forcing residents to produce eight tons of manure for each household to help the local farms,” a resident of Ryanggang province told RFA’s Korean Service on October 8

[Kaleva]

12. According to this article, the average person produces 320 lbs. per year

"The amount of poo produced by a single person starts to add up when you calculate poop production over years and decades.

Starting with an average daily amount of about 14 ounces (400 grams), the total poop production in a week's time would be about 6 lbs. (2.8 kilograms). In a year, a single person would yield about 320 lbs. (145 kg) of poop — just a little more than an adult panda weighs."

https://www.livescience.com/61966-how-much-you-poop-in-lifetime.html

[NickB79]

16. That's assuming a healthy human with adequate food

North Koreans are running on a starvation diet.

[Marcuse]

5. That is North Korea 's GNP: Grossest National Product.

[keithbvadu2]

9. No sh_t!?! Sorry. Couldn't resist.

No sh_t!?!

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

[Historic NY]

10. Thats a bunch of crap....

isn't that how the romaine lettuce crops were contaminated with E-coli in California a few years back.


https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/e-coli-outbreak-romaine-lettuce-deadliest-in-decades/]

[CaptainTruth]

11. We have plenty of human feces, it spews out of Donald Trump's mouth.

Just stay out of the way so you don't get splattered.

[Soxfan58]

13. Who weighs it?

🤔🤣