Dr. Park Kyeon-Seok, Senior Researcher of the NIFoS talked about DPRK’s afforestation battle, the status of the tree nursery and future directions. Afterwards Dr. Kim, Gwan-Ho, Principal Researcher of Rural Research Institute discussed the irrigation facility installation for agroforestry systems in DPRK. In the following discussion participants and presenters exchanged perspectives on particular matters in the forestry field and shared knowledge for future steps.