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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Double oilseed production to achieve self-sufficiency

Double oilseed production to achieve self-sufficiency

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published Published on Apr 9, 2010   modified Modified on Apr 9, 2010


With the increase in population and purchasing power of people, the per capita oil consumption too is rising steadily.

The oil requirement in India is projected to be 18.3 million tonnes in 2015 and 21.8 million tonnes in 2020. To meet the demand, the current production of 29.75 million tonnes of oilseeds has to be doubled in the next 12 years to achieve self-sufficiency, said P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), here on Thursday.

Inaugurating the “Annual Group Meet on Sunflower, Sesame and Niger” at the university, he called for increased cultivation of sunflower, sesame and niger for their contribution to edible oil production. He added that TNAU had released 43 varieties of oilseeds in sunflower, sesame, and niger, so far.

Mr. Boopathi said India had a huge domestic market for edible oils and a large export market.

V.D. Patil, Assistant Director General (Oilseeds and Pulses), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, said incidence of diseases was a major reason for decline in cultivable area of oilseeds. The main among them were alternaria, necrosis, rust, and leaf spot.

“Union Government is investing much money in addressing this problem; but due to poor technology transfer, the problem is persisting. Quality technologies are available, but they have not reached the farmer.

The proof of this is the huge gap existing between the demonstration plot yield and the farmer's yield,” Mr. Patil said.

Stressing the importance of application of the recommended inputs in right quantities by farmers, he said:

“The energy-rich oilseed crops are starved of energy as the required inputs are not applied.”

He asked the Directorates of Extension Education of all State Agricultural Universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras to conduct Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) in farmers' fields. D.M. Hegde, Project Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, said edible oil availability in the international market was declining because 20 per cent of the world vegetable oil was being diverted for production of bio-fuels.


The Hindu, 9 April, 2010, http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/09/stories/2010040954760700.htm


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