Farmers in Nagaland reluctant to grow oil palm because no one is buying
1 year, 9 months ago

Farmers in Nagaland reluctant to grow oil palm because no one is buying

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 23, 2023 10:45 IST - 7 MINS READ Tsenchamo Mozhui, a resident of Ruchan village in Nagaland’s Wokha district bordering Assam, has had oil palm trees growing in his backyard for the last eight years. The first zone has been assigned to Godrej Agrovet and the second to Patanjali.” Oil palm requires evenly distributed minimum rainfall of 150 mm a month or 2,500-4,000 mm in a year. In 2018, according to Thungdemo Tungoe, the Ruchan village council chairperson, the Doyang river washed away 300 acres of agricultural land, causing damage to about 400 ha of crops, including oil palm plantations. Professor Tongpang Longkumer of Nagaland University’s School of Agricultural Science and Rural Development, maintains that oil palm cultivations can spread quickly and consume arable land, leading to land scarcity.

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Palm oil needs an image overhaul: It’ll be good for India
6 days, 2 hours ago

Palm oil needs an image overhaul: It’ll be good for India

Live Mint  

Brands are omnipresent in our lives, from our kitchen shelves and closets to the gadgets held in our hands and what’s sitting in our garages. In Malaysia, a major exporter, palm-oil corporations have taken action towards sustainable farming, with 83% of palm oil refining capacities operating under a ‘No Deforestation, Peat and Exploitation’ commitment. In 2023-24, India imported approximately ₹80,000 …

Malaysia Embraces Sustainable Palm Oil Trade to Counter EU Environmental Regulations
2 months ago

Malaysia Embraces Sustainable Palm Oil Trade to Counter EU Environmental Regulations

The Hindu  

Malaysia is seeking new markets for its palm oil to diversify its economy and address criticism from Western markets over dwindling populations of orangutans, tigers and elephants. The country is committed to protecting the biodiversity in the country and is embracing sustainable practices to meet global standards.

In India’s Assam, ‘hopes dashed’ for high returns on oil palm production
4 months, 3 weeks ago

In India’s Assam, ‘hopes dashed’ for high returns on oil palm production

Al Jazeera  

Jorhat, India: Priya Ram Duwarah has planted 60 oil palm seedlings in his half-hectare of agricultural land at Mohara village in Jorhat district in the northeast Indian state of Assam. The 65-year-old farmer, who typically grows paddy and seasonal vegetables, stepped into oil palm planting last September after being assured of high returns by the officials of the state agriculture …

If India gives land, we will work together to produce palm oil here, says visiting Malaysian Minister
5 months ago

If India gives land, we will work together to produce palm oil here, says visiting Malaysian Minister

The Hindu  

India and Malaysia have decided to increase bilateral cooperation in the field of edible oil, especially the cultivation of oil palm, and the production and trade of palm oil. This edible oil is very versatile,” Mr. Ghani said adding that India imports three million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia. “Malaysia contributes three million metric tonnes of palm oil out …

A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally put to use, it’s most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While 8.8 million hectares of Indonesia’s deforested lands remain vacant, 7.8 million …

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And when the land is finally put to use, …

Telangana: Plan for Oil Palm in Forest Podu Land Gets Fresh Push
7 months ago

Telangana: Plan for Oil Palm in Forest Podu Land Gets Fresh Push

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A renewed push to encourage oil palm plantations in Podu patta lands in the forests — for which the state forest department has “requested” its district officials to “without fail” permit farmers for taking up various types of crops, drill bore wells and ensure electricity supply to operate them — is set to threaten the natural forest ecosystems. Despite …

Why Meghalaya plans to stay away from Palm Oil plantations
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Meghalaya plans to stay away from Palm Oil plantations

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Meghalaya is likely to oppose palm oil plantations. James K Sangma, National People’s Party leader and chairman of the Meghalaya Industries Development Corporation, and Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, the state’s agriculture and health minister, have opposed the recent drive to boost oil palm plantations. “I understand the national mandate for the palm oil push, but I have historically opposed …

The push for oil palm plantations raises concerns in India’s north-eastern region
1 year, 6 months ago

The push for oil palm plantations raises concerns in India’s north-eastern region

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 02, 2023 16:17 IST - 3 MINS READ In 2021, the Union Cabinet allocated Rs.11,040 crore for the National Mission on Edible Oils—Oil Palm, with a focus on India’s north-eastern States and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The three companies involved with oil palm plantations in Mizoram—Godrej, 3F, and Patanjali’s Ruchi Soya—face no accountability for the failure. …

Godrej to set up Rs 250 crore edible oil processing plant in Telangana
1 year, 11 months ago

Godrej to set up Rs 250 crore edible oil processing plant in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Godrej Agrovet Ltd., the country’s largest oil palm plantation company, will invest Rs 250 crore in Telangana by setting up a state-of-the-art edible oil processing plant in Khammam district. A press release issued by the industries minister's office here on Thursday, stated that Balram Singh Yadav, managing director of Godrej Agrovet Ltd met industries minister K.T. Rama Rao and …

Kishan Reddy ridicules TS’s claims on subsidies for oil palm cultivation
2 years ago

Kishan Reddy ridicules TS’s claims on subsidies for oil palm cultivation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government and members of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s family were making false claims on how the government was providing subsidies and facilitating cultivation of oil palm plantations, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy alleged on Thursday. Reddy said the recent claim by finance minister T. Harish Rao that they were providing Rs 1 lakh per acre as …

Oil Palm cultivation facing odds, farmers seek remunerative price
2 years, 1 month ago

Oil Palm cultivation facing odds, farmers seek remunerative price

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Oil palm farmers in Andhra Pradesh are unwilling to continue the cultivation due to poor prices and are requesting the government to provide Rs 20,000 per tonne as remunerative price against the present Rs 10,000. Oil palm farmers met chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and higher central officials and got a “simple relief of …

Illegal nurseries a threat to palm industry in Telugu states
2 years, 3 months ago

Illegal nurseries a threat to palm industry in Telugu states

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Mushrooming oil palm nurseries selling non-standard seedlings to gullible farmers to make a quick buck are turning out to be a major threat to oil palm industry in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Gutha Srinivasa Rao, an MBA graduate and oil palm grower in Dammapet, said, “Oil palm farmers must be careful as they will realise that they have sown …

Telangana bets big on oil palm to cut $19 billion vegetable oil imports
2 years, 4 months ago

Telangana bets big on oil palm to cut $19 billion vegetable oil imports

Live Mint  

Pullarao Daravathu and thousands of fellow farmers from Telangana in India's south are busy planting oil palms as their home state aims to add more area under the controversial crop within four years than the entire country has in decades. For years, price volatility, water scarcity and a gestation period of nearly four years limited oil palm plantation in India …

Palm cultivators demand share of kernel oil profits
2 years, 4 months ago

Palm cultivators demand share of kernel oil profits

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: Palm cultivators in Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts are seeking a share of profits from the production and sale of palm kernel oil, along the lines of the ratio of investments between farmers and TSOILFED. Farmers said that there is a huge demand for palm kernel oil in the international market as it is used in making cosmetic products as …

Oil palm mission: State that pioneered initiative still has potential to be country’s leader, say experts
2 years, 6 months ago

Oil palm mission: State that pioneered initiative still has potential to be country’s leader, say experts

The Hindu  

The oil palm mission started by the Centre in 2020-21 has started gaining traction particularly after the edible oil import was hit due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Experts suggest that Karnataka should revive the mission as it has a conducive environment for oil palm cultivation which can also contribute to increasing farmers’ incomes. According to the committee’s report, an area …

Indonesian farmers decry palm oil export ban as prices plummet
2 years, 7 months ago

Indonesian farmers decry palm oil export ban as prices plummet

Al Jazeera  

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, has struggled with rising prices and low stocks of cooking oil amid a surge in global prices of the raw ingredient. Valens Andi, head of the Farmers’ Hope Oil Palm Plantation Cooperative, West Kalimantan: It is getting more and more difficult for farmers with all these changes in the …

Andhra Pradesh to fix prices of oil palm soon
2 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to fix prices of oil palm soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for agriculture, cooperatives, marketing and food Kakani Govardhan Reddy said that the AP government will fix prices acceptable to oil palm farmers and factories. During a meeting with farmers and representatives of oil palm factories in the secretariat on Friday, he said that the government will scientifically adopt the oil extraction ratio to fix the price and the …

Fear of cooking oil shortage, spike in prices as 290,000 tons stuck in Indonesia
2 years, 7 months ago

Fear of cooking oil shortage, spike in prices as 290,000 tons stuck in Indonesia

Hindustan Times  

Indonesia President Joko Widodo's drastic measures to control food prices by banning palm oil exports have come into effect from Thursday. According to the officials, the disruption in shipments after Indonesia widened its export ban to include crude and refined palm oil will create a vegetable oil shortage in top importer India. Last week, Widodo had imposed an export ban …

Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban Effective Today: Here's What You Need To Know
2 years, 7 months ago

Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban Effective Today: Here's What You Need To Know

News 18  

The ban on palm oil exports announced by Indonesia last week has come into effect from Thursday. Indonesia last week announced the ban on the export of palm oil with effect from April 28, in the wake of a severe shortage and skyrocketing prices of edible oil in the Southeast Asian nation. So, it’s going to be very challenging.” Santosh …

Indonesia To Ban Palm Oil Exports, President Widodo Cites Domestic Shortage
2 years, 8 months ago

Indonesia To Ban Palm Oil Exports, President Widodo Cites Domestic Shortage

News 18  

Indonesia will ban exports of palm oil starting next week, its president said Friday, as the world’s biggest producer faces a shortage of cooking oil made from the product. Officials introduced limited curbs on palm oil exports in January, capped prices, and announced cash subsidies for some Indonesians to compensate for rising food prices. This week the Attorney General’s Office …

Mega palm seedling nursery and plan coming up in Khammam
2 years, 11 months ago

Mega palm seedling nursery and plan coming up in Khammam

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Efforts are on to set up another palm oil factory in Kunchaparthy in Vemsoor mandal. Though there is huge demand for edible oil, the government is unable to supply palm oil saplings to farmers interested in taking up the crop. The farmers came forward to raise palm oil after the government conducted awareness programmes to shift them to alternative …

What would the proposed large-scale cultivation of oil palm mean to India’s ecology and economy?
3 years, 3 months ago

What would the proposed large-scale cultivation of oil palm mean to India’s ecology and economy?

The Hindu  

In his Independence Day speech, the Prime Minister announced a scheme to support the growth of palm oil in India. Cornered market According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the world will produce approximately 76.5 million tonnes of palm oil in 2021, 58% of this produced in Indonesia, and 26% in Malaysia. The National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm …

India Makes Aatmanirbhar Plans For Palm Oil, But at Huge Cost to the Environment
3 years, 3 months ago

India Makes Aatmanirbhar Plans For Palm Oil, But at Huge Cost to the Environment

The Quint  

Historical evidence suggests that humans have been using palm oil from as far back as 5,000 years – and this crop was introduced to Malaysia and Indonesia from Africa by British colonialists. Given its affordability, palm oil has become a big source of cooking oil in developing countries like India, but it's also present in pretty much everything else. Oil …

Cabinet nod for Rs 11,040 cr mission to boost oil palm farming
3 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet nod for Rs 11,040 cr mission to boost oil palm farming

India Today  

The Cabinet approved the National Mission on Edible Oils Oil Palm with a financial outlay of Rs 11,040 crore to promote domestic cultivation of oil palm in the next five years, and reduce the country's dependence on edible oil imports. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the new scheme aims to cover oil palm in an additional area of 6.5 …

Farmers turn to palm tree cultivation as returns are high
3 years, 8 months ago

Farmers turn to palm tree cultivation as returns are high

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: The increase in prices of palm fruit bunches is encouraging farmers to go for palm tree cultivation in place of traditional crops. The continuous increase in the price is tempting farmers to go for palm tree cultivation in larger areas. The lease amount for palm tree cultivation has increased to Rs 80,000 per acre from Rs 50,000. I knew …

Indonesia, Malaysia vow to counter anti-palm oil campaign
3 years, 10 months ago

Indonesia, Malaysia vow to counter anti-palm oil campaign

The Independent  

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