Lok Sabha Question No. 663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Production of Oilseeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.663

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF OILSEEDS

663.   DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is an acute shortage in production of oilseeds in the country and the Government has to import a large quantity of edible oils, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  projected  requirement  of  oilseeds  in  the  country  at  present  and  its  likely increase in the next five years;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target to increase oilseed production in the country in next few years to meet the requirement and if so, the details therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal from any research institute to add more land for oilseeds crop and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to consider this proposal and implement the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): India  produced  10.75  million  tonnes  of  edible  oils  both  from  primary  (oilseeds) and  secondary  sources  during  2016-17,  which  comes  to  about  43  %  of  the  total requirement (24.76 million tonnes) of edible oils.

The details of quantity of edible oils imported and its value during last three years (2015-16 to 2017-18)  is given as under:

## (Qty in million tonnes & Value in Rs. crores)

| 2015-16     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2016-17     | 2017-18    | 2017-18    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
| April-March | April-March | April-March | April-March | (Apr.-Dec) | (Apr.-Dec) |
| Qty         | Value       | Qty         | Value       | Qty        | Value      |
| 15.64       | 68676       | 14.01       | 73047       | 11.80      | 58143      |

(b) & (c): Government of India is implementing National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm  (NMOOP)  since  2014-15.  NMOOP  aims  to  increase the production and productivity  of  oilseeds  from  an  average  production  of  29.70  million  tonnes  and productivity of 1121 kg/ha during 12 th plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17) to 36.10 million tonnes  and  1290  kg/ha,  respectively  by  the  end  of  2019-20.  The  oilseeds  production and productivity targets fixed for three years is given below :-

| Year    |   Production (million tonnes) |   Productivity (kg/ha) |
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                         35.55 |                   1250 |
| 2018-19 |                         35.75 |                   1275 |
| 2019-20 |                         36.1  |                   1290 |

(d) & (e): During 2017-18, 516 KVKs of ICAR across the country are implementing cluster frontline demonstrations on various oilseeds crops under NMOOP to show-case latest  varieties/hybrids  and  production  technologies.  Besides,  seven  R&D  Projects  by ICAR  institutes  and  State  Agricultural  Universities  are  being  supported  for  area expansion and enhancing production of oilseed crops.

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