products/big scale palm oil processing in India

Oil palm cultivation can be expanded while sparing biodiversity in India

  • products/big scale palm oil processing in India
  • products/big scale palm oil processing in India
  • products/big scale palm oil processing in India
  • products/big scale palm oil processing in India

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  • Can marginal rice production meet oil palm demand in India?
  • Nature Food 2, 461–462 (2021) Cite this article Marginal areas of rice production have the potential to meet increasing oil palm demand in India, without sacrificing forests and associated biodiversity.
  • Why is India expanding palm oil production?
  • Anticipating the country’s surging demand for vegetable oils, the government has been pushing for the expansion of palm oil production in India. It had launched the National Mission on Oil Seed and Oil Palm (NMOOP) in 2014-15, which was later merged with the National Food Security Mission from 2018-19.
  • How much palm oil is produced in India?
  • For the year 2016–2017, the total domestic consumption of palm oil by India was 9.3 million tonnes (MTn). In the same year, 98.97% (9 MTn) of India’s palm oil was imported from Malaysia and Indonesia, indicating that only 1.027% was produced domestically.
  • What is the demand for oil palm in India?
  • The demand for oil palm in India is steadily increasing, with the country being the number one consumer while producing only 1% of the consumption. The picture becomes even more dramatic when considering that Indian consumption increases linearly with population size.

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