Articles for Oil Palm Cultivation

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 …

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Tummala underscores need for banks to open more branches in villages
6 months ago

Tummala underscores need for banks to open more branches in villages

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has underscored the need for bankers to enhance the number of bank branches in rural areas for empowering rural economy. Mr. Nageswara Rao expressed concern that the banks were showing just enrolment status of beneficiaries under the Central government social security and insurance schemes without revealing the list of beneficiaries on quarterly or yearly basis. …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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EXPLAINED: Why PM Modi Wants India To Become Atmanirbhar In Palm Oil Production
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED: Why PM Modi Wants India To Become Atmanirbhar In Palm Oil Production

News 18  

India is the world’s largest edible oil importer, depending on the likes of Malaysia and Indonesia to meet about 60 per cent of its annual need. The Centre has okayed the 11,040-crore National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm days after PM Narendra Modi called on farmers to make India “atmanirbhar” in edible oil production. The call to augment palm oil …

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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 …

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