Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Production of Oilseeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.325

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH   FEBRUARY, 2019

## PRODUCTION  OF  OILSEEDS

325.   SHRI  DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO  RAUT: DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI ADHALRAO  PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the production of oilseeds in the country this year has failed to cope with the rising demand for cooking oil by the consumers;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  private  and  the Government  agencies  engaged  in  the business  of soyabean  and  oilseeds  have estimated less production of soyabean this year;
- (d) if so, the facts thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether    there    is    possibility    of  increase  in  annual  edible  oil  import  bill  due  to    less production  of  soyabean  in  the country;
- (f) if so, the facts thereof; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government to  encourage  farmers  to  promote  edible oilseed production?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

(a) & (b): Production  of  oilseeds  during  kharif,  2018  is  estimated  at  221.89  lakh  tonnes, which is higher than the previous kharif oilseeds production during 2014-15 to 2017-18 as given below:

## (Production in lakh tonnes)

| Year      |   Kharif | Rabi   | Total   |
|-----------|----------|--------|---------|
| 2014-15   |   192.21 | 82.90  | 275.11  |
| 2015-16   |   166.98 | 85.53  | 252.51  |
| 2016-17   |   215.26 | 97.50  | 312.76  |
| 2017-18*  |   209.96 | 103.12 | 313.08  |
| 2018-19** |   221.89 | -      | -       |

*4

th Advance Estimates of DES, DAC&FW

**1 st Advance Estimates of DES, DAC&FW (kharif only)

However, the domestic production of oilseeds is not able to cope with rising demand of edible oils by consumers due to increase in per capita consumption of vegetable oils per annum over the years as per details given below:

| Year    |   Consumption per capita (kg per year) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                  15.8  |
| 2014-15 |                                  18.3  |
| 2013-14 |                                  16.8  |
| 2015-16 |                                  19.1  |
| 2016-17 |                                  18.75 |
| 2017-18 |                                  19.3  |

(c) & (d): Directorate of Economics  and  Statistics (DES), Government  of  India has estimated  soyabean  production  of  134.11  lakh  tonnes  for  2018-19  which  is  highest  over  the production of soyabean during previous four years as detailed below:

(lakh tonnes)

| Year      |   Production of soyabean |
|-----------|--------------------------|
| 2014-15   |                   103.74 |
| 2015-16   |                    85.7  |
| 2016-17   |                   131.59 |
| 2017-18*  |                   109.42 |
| 2018-19** |                   134.11 |

*4 th  Advance Estimates of DES, DAC&FW

**1 st Advance Estimates of DES DAC&FW (kharif only)

(e) & (f): Based  on  the  current  production  trend  of  oilseeds,  there  may  not  be  such possibility of increased oil import bill during current year.

(g): The Government of India is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Food Security  Mission  (NFSM)  for  Oilseeds  &  Oil  Palm  to  increase  production  and  productivity  of oilseed crops including area expansion under oil palm.

Under  this  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  farmers  through  various incentives like distribution of newly released varieties of seeds, supply of seed minikits, block demonstrations including bee-keeping through State Governments, front line & cluster front line demonstrations through ICAR/SAUs-KVKs, farmers' training, improved farm implements, microirrigation  systems,  water  carrying  pipes,  seed  storage  bins,  seed  treatment  drums,  biopesticides, micronutrients, bio-fertilizers, bio-agents, small oil extraction unit etc.

Besides, Government of India announces Minimum Support Price (MSP) both for kharif and rabi oilseed crops well before crop season for the benefit of the farmers.

In order to ensure remunerative price to the farmers, Government of India has launched 'Pradhan  Mantri  Annadata  Aay  SanraksHan  Abhiyan'  (PM-AASHA)  under  which  the  Price Support Scheme (PSS) for procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra , the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) for oilseeds and Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPSS) for oilseeds on pilot basis have been included.

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