agricultural palm oil production machinery plant in india

   
agricultural palm oil production machinery plant  in india
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • agricultural palm oil production machinery plant  in india
  • What are the major oil palm production States in India?
  • Palm oil substitutes import of edible oil by saving valuable foreign exchange. Major Oil Palm Production States in India:- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Gujarat, Goa, TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal and some areas of Andaman. Varieties of Oil Palm in India:- There are 3 major varieties of oil palms available.
  • How many hectares are under oil palm cultivation in India?
  • As of March 2020,only 3.57 lakh Hectares is under oil palm cultivation. This is just 18.46% of the potential area brought under oil palm over 30 years. Andhra Pradesh & Telangana together contributed (1.95 lakh Ha. approx.) more than 54% of the total area planted under oil palm in India.
  • Can India grow oil palm?
  • It constitutes 37% of edible oil demand in the country and 97% of demand for palm oil is met through imports. India has the potential to cultivate Oil Palm in 19.33 Lakh Ha. Despite being a smallholder crop for the last 30 years, only 3.5 lakh Ha (till Fiscal Year 20) has been converted to Oil Palm plantation. This is not very encouraging.
  • Which is the first oil palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh?
  • This factory marks the first Oil Palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh and India's first Oil Palm Factory under NMEO-OP. The inauguration of the 3F Oil Palm Processing Unit in Arunachal Pradesh, was virtually carried out by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on 9th March marking the commencement of a transformative journey.