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Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive 2024
- 09 Sep 2024
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Recently, Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive 2024 was conducted under the National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP). Under this over 17 lakh oil palm saplings were planted across 15 states in India benefitting over 10,000 farmers.
- It is organised by state governments in collaboration with leading oil palm processing companies.
- The initiative has featured numerous awareness workshops, plantation campaigns, and promotional events, successfully raising awareness and engaging the farming community.
- National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
- It was launched by the Government of India in August 2021.
- It aims to expand oil palm cultivation and boost Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production by setting up a value chain ecosystem for development of the Oil Palm sector including viability price support.
- India is the second-largest consumer of edible oil globally and one of its largest importers.
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Mizoram are the largest oil palm producing states in India.
- India imported 16.5 million metric tons (MT) of edible oil in 2022-23.
- Indonesia and Malaysia are the main global palm oil producers, followed by Thailand, Colombia, and Nigeria.
