During the year 2020-21, India imported 133.5 lakh tonnes of edible oil, out of which the share of palm oil was around 56 %. The National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has been launched with the aim to augment the availability of edible oil in the country by harnessing area expansion, increasing crude palm oil production with the aim to reduce the import burden. The salient features of NMEO-Oil palm include assistance for planting material, inputs for intercropping upto gestation period of 4 years and for maintenance, establishment of seed gardens, nurseries, micro irrigation, bore well/pumpset/water harvesting structure, vermi compost units, solar pumps, harvesting tools, custom hiring centre cum harvester Groups, farmers and officers training, and for replanting of old oil palm gardens etc.
The total approved cost of the NMEO (Oil Palm) Scheme is ₹ 11,040 crore, out of which ₹ 8844 crore is Central share and ₹ 2196 crore state share. For the year 2021-22, a total of Rs 10422.69 lakh has been approved for various state annual action plans.
The Reassessment Committee of ICAR- Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR) 2020 has assessed around 28 lakh hectares potential for oil palm cultivation. While assessing the potential area, ICAR-IIOPR considered all the environmental and bio diversity parameters and recommended its cultivation in selected districts and states.
Annual edible oilseeds viz; soybean, rapeseed and mustard, groundnut, sesame, sunflower, safflower and niger are also grown in the country. Potential districts for these crops have been identified on the basis of land suitability and average yield.
As per ICAR-IIOPR, oil palm requires less water compared to crops like rice, banana and sugarcane for its optimum cultivation. Under the Mission emphasis has been given to promote micro irrigation and water conservation in oil palm for efficient water management and judicious use of water.
The state-wise potential area assessed by ICAR-IIOPR in 2020 in India
Sl. No
State
Potential Area( ha)
No. of Districts
1
Andhra Pradesh
531379
10
2
Chhattisgarh
57149
15
3
Gujarat
62361
14
4
Goa
2000
5
Karnataka
72642
15
6
Odisha
34291
17
7
Tamil Nadu
95719
17
8
Telangana
436325
27
9
Kerala
43676
8
10
Bihar
123148
35
11
Madhya Pradesh
118079
29
12
Maharashtra
162210
28
13
Uttar Pradesh
48663
9
14
West Bengal
45463
11
15
Arunachal Pradesh
133811
11
16
Andaman & Nicobar
3000
NA
17
Assam
375428
10
18
Manipur
66652
6
19
Meghalaya
122637
4
20
Mizoram
66792
8
21
Nagaland
51297
6
22
Tripura
146364
4
Total
2799086
284
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
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APS
During the year 2020-21, India imported 133.5 lakh tonnes of edible oil, out of which the share of palm oil was around 56 %. The National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has been launched with the aim to augment the availability of edible oil in the country by harnessing area expansion, increasing crude palm oil production with the aim to reduce the import burden. The salient features of NMEO-Oil palm include assistance for planting material, inputs for intercropping upto gestation period of 4 years and for maintenance, establishment of seed gardens, nurseries, micro irrigation, bore well/pumpset/water harvesting structure, vermi compost units, solar pumps, harvesting tools, custom hiring centre cum harvester Groups, farmers and officers training, and for replanting of old oil palm gardens etc.
The total approved cost of the NMEO (Oil Palm) Scheme is ₹ 11,040 crore, out of which ₹ 8844 crore is Central share and ₹ 2196 crore state share. For the year 2021-22, a total of Rs 10422.69 lakh has been approved for various state annual action plans.
The Reassessment Committee of ICAR- Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR) 2020 has assessed around 28 lakh hectares potential for oil palm cultivation. While assessing the potential area, ICAR-IIOPR considered all the environmental and bio diversity parameters and recommended its cultivation in selected districts and states.
Annual edible oilseeds viz; soybean, rapeseed and mustard, groundnut, sesame, sunflower, safflower and niger are also grown in the country. Potential districts for these crops have been identified on the basis of land suitability and average yield.
As per ICAR-IIOPR, oil palm requires less water compared to crops like rice, banana and sugarcane for its optimum cultivation. Under the Mission emphasis has been given to promote micro irrigation and water conservation in oil palm for efficient water management and judicious use of water.
The state-wise potential area assessed by ICAR-IIOPR in 2020 in India
Sl. No
State
Potential Area( ha)
No. of Districts
1
Andhra Pradesh
531379
10
2
Chhattisgarh
57149
15
3
Gujarat
62361
14
4
Goa
2000
5
Karnataka
72642
15
6
Odisha
34291
17
7
Tamil Nadu
95719
17
8
Telangana
436325
27
9
Kerala
43676
8
10
Bihar
123148
35
11
Madhya Pradesh
118079
29
12
Maharashtra
162210
28
13
Uttar Pradesh
48663
9
14
West Bengal
45463
11
15
Arunachal Pradesh
133811
11
16
Andaman & Nicobar
3000
NA
17
Assam
375428
10
18
Manipur
66652
6
19
Meghalaya
122637
4
20
Mizoram
66792
8
21
Nagaland
51297
6
22
Tripura
146364
4
Total
2799086
284
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
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APS