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North Korea keen on Norwegian goats
Some Norwegian ranchers in the mountains of Hallingdal are suddenly facing a new export opportunity: North Korean counterparts are interested in buying some of their goats for breeding purposes.
The North Koreans view the Norwegian mountain goats as hardy and able to produce a protein-rich milk that could help ease hunger and nutrition shortages in the country.
Newspaper Nationen reported Thursday that representatives of the North Korean embassy in Stockholm recently visited goat ranchers in Aal, the mountain town that's in the heart of Norway's mountain valley known as Hallingdal.
The embassy officials wanted to take a closer look at the animals and talk with the Norwegian experts raising them, said Ingunn Naevdal of the local breeders' association.
She said the North Koreans have their own breed of goats that produce milk, but their yield is low. "They want to improve that," she said.
They're interested in buying 20 goats that would be sent to North Korea for breeding, Naevdal told Nationen. The goats would come from Norway's agricultural college in Aas, south of Oslo.
Some Norwegian ranchers in the mountains of Hallingdal are suddenly facing a new export opportunity: North Korean counterparts are interested in buying some of their goats for breeding purposes.
The North Koreans view the Norwegian mountain goats as hardy and able to produce a protein-rich milk that could help ease hunger and nutrition shortages in the country.
Newspaper Nationen reported Thursday that representatives of the North Korean embassy in Stockholm recently visited goat ranchers in Aal, the mountain town that's in the heart of Norway's mountain valley known as Hallingdal.
The embassy officials wanted to take a closer look at the animals and talk with the Norwegian experts raising them, said Ingunn Naevdal of the local breeders' association.
She said the North Koreans have their own breed of goats that produce milk, but their yield is low. "They want to improve that," she said.
They're interested in buying 20 goats that would be sent to North Korea for breeding, Naevdal told Nationen. The goats would come from Norway's agricultural college in Aas, south of Oslo.
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No wonder their standard of living is so high!
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