Plantation Targets
Farm minister Chouhan urges states to meet oil palm cultivation targets
This story was originally published at 20:15 IST on 6 January 2025
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NEW DELHI – Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has urged states to prioritise achieving their targets of oil palm cultivation under the National Mission on Edible Oils, according to a farm ministry release on Monday. The mission aims to make India self-sufficient in cooking oil, reduce imports, and enhance farmers' income.
"The under-utilisation of allocated funds and delays in achieving plantation targets underscore the urgency for a more focused and coordinated approach," the release said. The minister asked states to accelerate their efforts, address bottlenecks and mobilise available resources.
Launched in 2021, the National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm aims to bring 650,000 hectares under oil palm plantations by 2025-26 (Nov-Oct). Oil palm acreage across India is around 369,000 ha. The program has focused on north-eastern and southern states to leverage their agro-climatic conditions.
According to experts, oil palm cultivation is dragging due to the long gestation period, cash flow crunch in initial years, and poor post-harvesting infrastructure in the northeast.
To improve transparency and efficiency, the government has introduced digital monitoring through geo-mapping and drone surveillance of oil palm cultivation. Additionally, the viability price mechanism has been introduced to safeguard farmers against market volatility, the release said. End
Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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