Government planning oil seed mission to bring down Rs 70000 crore of edible import

The Narendra Modi Govt is planning an oil seed mission to cut down Rs 70K crore of edible imports and make the vegetable oil sector Aatmanirbhar. According to sources, the Narendra Modi Govt is planning an oil seed mission to cut down imports and make the vegetable oil sector Aatmanirbhar.

The government is planning to pump in more high quality oilseed seeds into our farming structure and increase the area under sunflower, groundnut, safflower and mustard. This will help us in decreasing our dependency on oil imports. Extensive palm tree plantation is also required as palm oil also has a large market demand.