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National Mission on Edible Oils
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The Cabinet approved the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds), aimed at boosting domestic oilseed production and achieving self-reliance in edible oils.
About NMEO-Oilseeds
- The National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) is a landmark initiative aimed at boosting domestic oilseed production and achieving self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) in edible oils.
- The Mission will be implemented over a seven-year period, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
- The newly approved NMEO-Oilseeds will focus on enhancing the production of key primary oilseed crops such as Rapeseed-Mustard, Groundnut, Soybean, Sunflower, and Sesamum, as well as increasing collection and extraction efficiency from secondary sources like Cottonseed, Rice Bran, and Tree Borne Oils.
- The mission aims to increase primary oilseed production from 39 million tonnes (2022-23) to 69.7 million tonnes by 2030-31.
- Together with NMEO-OP (Oil Palm), the Mission targets to increase domestic edible oil production to 25.45 million tonnes by 2030-31 meeting around 72% of our projected domestic requirement. This will be achieved by promoting adoption of high-yielding high oil content seed varieties, extending cultivation into rice fallow areas, and promoting intercropping.
- The Mission will harness ongoing development of high-quality seeds by using cutting-edge global technologies such as genome editing.
- SATHI Portal: The mission will soon launch a portal called the ‘Seed Authentication, Traceability and Holistic Inventory (SATHI)’ to enable states to establish advance tie-ups with seed-producing agencies, including private seed companies for a steady supply of high-yielding oilseeds seeds.
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