How did India achieve self-sufficiency in oilseeds?
The self-sufficiency in oilseeds attained through ¡°Yellow Revolution¡± during early 1990¡¯s, could not be sustained beyond a short period. Despite being the fifth largest oilseed crop producing country in the world, India is also one of the largest importers of vegetable oils today.
How is cottonseed processed?
Cottonseed could either be processed by the traditional crude method of crushing seed without Delinting in un-decorticated form or by scientific processing used for Cotton Seed Processing, which involves removal of De-linters, decortication, separation of hull, expelling, solvent extraction and refining of oil.
What is the difference between cotton seed processing and traditional method?
Scientific processing of Cotton Seed Processing results in extraction of nearly entire cottonseed oil, while the oil cake obtained by traditional method still contains about 7% residual oil. This high residual oil is not required by the animals but ironically much in demand because of misconception among the dairymen.
How many tonnes of vegetable oil is produced in India?
India is producing about 7-8 million tones of vegetable oils from primary sources Secondary sources of vegetable oil: In addition to nine oilseeds, 03 million tonnes of vegetable oil is being harnessed from secondary sources like cottonseed, rice bran, coconut, Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) and Oil Palm.