A private German aid agency has started a new project to help North Koreans, especially farmers, in the countrys western provinces, a U.S. broadcaster said Wednesday.

Welthungerhilfe (World Hunger Aid) has secured a US$1.45 million fund necessary for the project from the European unio, Voice of America said, citing the agencys spokeswoman Simone Pott.

The core of the project is to teach residents in Pyongan and Hwanghae Provinces to make compost, manage weeds and increase livestock production, as well as to improve sanitation and nutrition, the broadcaster said.

"The project, which will run until February 2020, will benefit some 2,000 households at collective farms and some 300 people working in social welfare organizations, including hospitals and kindergartens there, the broadcaster said.

At present, the agency is actively carrying out projects to produce vegetable seeds, manage greenhouses and prepare for disasters.

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