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India spent USD 30,000 mn on import of edible oils

By TIOL News Service

 

NEW DELHI, DEC 01, 2015: THE domestic production of edible oils is insufficient to meet the domestic demand. The shortfall is met through imports. As per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCIS), the quantum of edible oils imported and foreign exchange spent thereon during last three years are  as follows:-

Year

Quantity of Edible Oil in lakh tones

Amount(Million USD)

2012-13

110.17

11265.12

2013-14

104.68

9390.00

2014-15

127.31

10621.48

This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

The Minister said that in order to increase production of oilseeds and hence edible oil, a National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) is being implemented in country since year-2014-15.  The Mission envisages increase in production of vegetable oils sourced from oilseeds, oil palm and Tree Born Oils (TBO's). NMOOP comprise of three Mini-Mission (MM) viz MM-I (Oilseeds), MM-II (Oil Palm) and MM-III (TBOs). Under the mission, assistance are being provided to farmers for various components/interventions. 

He said that the major interventions/ components under the three missions are given below:-

(i) Mini Mission-I; Distribution of certified seeds, variety specific targeted seed production, distribution of minikits, plant protection equipments/chemicals, supply of improved farm implements, distribution of sprinkler sets, block demonstration. Training etc.

(ii) Mini Mission-II: Supply of oil palm planting material, maintenance cost of plantations during gestation period, installation of drip irrigation, diesel/electric pump set, bore well/water harvesting structure/ponds of oil palm farm, supply of input for inter-cropping in oil palm, construction of vermin-compost units and purchase of machinery & tools etc.

(iii) Mini Mission-III: Integrated development of nurseries & plantation on new wasteland as well as existing wasteland/degraded forest land, maintenance of TBO's plantation till gestation period, support for inter cropping, R&D, distribution of pre-processing, processing and oil extraction equipments, Support to TRIFED for promotion of seed collections ,training etc.


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