agricultural equipment palm oil production line in india

   
agricultural equipment palm oil production line  in india
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • agricultural equipment palm oil production line  in india
  • How much palm oil does India produce?
  • In 2019¨C20, India produced 270,000 tonnes of palm oil from 350,000 hectares of plantations. The mission aims to increase this to 1.12 million tonnes across 1 million hectares by 2025¨C26, and to 2.8 million tonnes across 6.6 million hectares by 2030. But progress has been slow.
  • Why is India expanding palm oil production?
  • Anticipating the country¡¯s surging demand for vegetable oils, the government has been pushing for the expansion of palm oil production in India. It had launched the National Mission on Oil Seed and Oil Palm (NMOOP) in 2014-15, which was later merged with the National Food Security Mission from 2018-19.
  • Why is oil palm important in India?
  • Former CEO - Oil Palm Plantation Division, Godrej Agrovet Limited. Oil Palm is the key to achieve self- sufficiency in edible oils. 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.
  • 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.