In India, state governments and oil palm firms launch mega drive till Aug 12 to increase oil palm cultivation

Published 2023년 7월 30일

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State governments and oil palm processing firms in India have launched a drive to increase the area under oil palm cultivation. The initiative, which started on July 25 and will run until August 12, involves major oil palm growing states and aims to promote oil palm cultivation under the central scheme National Mission for Edible Oils- Oil Palm. Three major oil palm processing companies are actively participating in the initiative and working with farmers to expand the area of cultivation.

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State governments along with oil palm processing firms have launched a mega drive till August 12 to increase the area under oil palm cultivation in the country, the Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday. The major oil palm growing states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh will be participating in this initiative, it said. The mega plantation drive commenced on July 25 and will continue till August 12, the ministry said in a statement. Oil palm cultivation is being promoted under the central scheme National Mission for Edible Oils- Oil Palm which was launched in August 2021. Under this mission, the Center aims to increase the oil palm production area to 10 lakh hectare and boost the crude palm oil production to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26. Three major oil palm processing companies -- Patanjali Food Pvt Ltd, Godrej Agrovet, and 3F -- are actively promoting and participating with the farmers ...

Source: Economic times