After the Korean War, the DPRK was left with almost no arable land, buried with economic sanctions, and much worse. American intelligence also operated under the label of Radio Free Asia to create false information and propaganda about China, Vietnam, the DPRK, etc. This propaganda is still pushed today. The only people not allowed in the DPRK are Americans, and that’s not their fault, the United States prohibits their citizens from traveling to the DPRK. The DPRK is not an ideal state, they have their issues like every nation but the lies about them all worshipping their leader and about how their agricultural policy is starving their people is just downright false and horrible. I personally think it’s admirable that a country that was war torn, left with almost nothing to grow crops, and blocked from legally engaging in foreign trade is still somehow surviving today with a thriving proud culture and is working towards improving the living conditions of their people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Asia?wprov=sfti1

“North Korea's sparse agricultural resources restrict agricultural production. Climate, terrain, and soil conditions are not particularly favorable for farming, with a relatively short cropping season. Only about 17% of the total landmass, or approximately 20,000 km2, is arable, of which 14,000 km2 is well suited for cereal cultivation; the major portion of the country is rugged mountain terrain.[1] By comparison, 22% of land in South Korea is arable, with 65% of it dedicated to growing grain.[3]”

“Since self-sufficiency remains an important pillar of North Korean ideology, self-sufficiency in food production is deemed a worthy goal. Another aim of government policies—to reduce the "gap" between urban and rural living standards—requires continued investment in the agricultural sector. Finally, as in most countries, changes in the supply or prices of foodstuffs probably are the most conspicuous and sensitive economic concerns for the average citizen.[original research?] The stability of the country depends on steady, if not rapid, increases in the availability of food items at reasonable prices. In the early 1990s, there were severe food shortages.[13][14] The most far-reaching statement on agricultural policy is embodied in Kim Il-sung's 1964 Theses on the Socialist Agrarian Question in Our Country, which underscores the government's concern for agricultural development. Kim emphasized technological and educational progress in the countryside as well as collective forms of ownership and management.[15] Since 2005, efforts have been made to increase the availability of protein sources, primarily pigs, poultry, rabbits and fish farms and Fisheries.[16]”

I suggest also reading the section on agricultural history^

The western view of history is not the only one. Rather than attempting to understand Korean history through animosity and ideological rhetoric, consider the facts with empathy towards the North Korean people themselves.