Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Palm Oil Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 203

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## PALM OIL PRODUCTION

## *203.     DR. RAJDEEP ROY:

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

- (a) the State-wise Oil Palm potential in India in hectares vis-a-vis the actual coverage and crude palm oil production in the last five years and the projection for the next ten years;
- (b) the constraints and challenges in promoting Oil Palm plantation in the North-Eastern States;
- (c) the follow-up action taken on the May 2015 Report prepared by the Ministry and the Solvent Extractors' Associations' (SEA) of India on the North-Eastern State potential for Oil Palm;
- (d) whether the Government has prepared any roadmap/framework for Indian Palm Oil Sustainability and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to relax land laws for speedy expansion of Oil Palm cultivation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 203  DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 RD    DECEMBER, 2019.

- (a):       The  total  Oil  Palm  potential  area  in  India  is  estimated  at  19.33  lakh  hectare  in  19 states  and  actual  coverage  is  3.49  lakh  hectare  upto  October,  2019  in  16  states of  which approximate fruiting area is 1.35 lakh hectare in 8 states. Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production during  2018-19  from  fruiting  area  is  2.78  lakh  tonnes.  During  2019-20  an  area  of  17410 hectare has been targeted to cover under oil palm. The details of state-wise potential area, coverage so far, fruiting area and last 5 years CPO production is given at Annexure (a) & (b).
- (b): The  major  constraints  &  challenges  in  promoting  Oil  Palm  plantation  in  the  NorthEastern States are;
- i. Hilly and undulating  topography and non- availability of flat land
- ii. Oil Palm has long gestation period and restricts flow to farmers for at least 4-5 years.
- iii. Small holding of farmers with limited resources.
- iv. Price instability due to fluctuation in international CPO prices.
- v. Competition with crops like Tea, Rubber and Areca nut
- (c)  to  (e):            Government  of  India  has  already  given  emphasis  to  promote  Oil  Palm cultivation in North-Eastern States. The funding pattern of the Government of India scheme which was 50:50 percent share in between Government of India and State Government in 2014-15 has been revised to 90:10 percent share in case of North Eastern states from 201516.    Mizoram,  Assam,  Nagaland  and  Arunachal  Pradesh  are  implementing  National  Food Security  Mission  (NFSM)-Oil  Palm  Scheme for  area  expansion.  So far  39400  hectare  has been covered in these four states up to October 2019 and during 2019-20 an area of 3400 hectare has been targeted.

Since, Agriculture is a State subject, DAC&FW has requested all the potential states to declare Oil Palm as plantation crop to facilitate captive farming and speedy expansion of Oil Palm cultivation in the Country.

## State-wise Oil Palm Potential Area, Coverage and Fruiting area:

## A. Major States

| Sl No.   | States         |   Potential area (in ha) |   Planted area as on Oct 2019 (in ha) |   Approximate Fruiting Area (In Ha) @12 tons FFB/ha |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                   419500 |                                173349 |                                              115000 |
| 2        | Karnataka      |                   260000 |                                 44992 |                                                1100 |
| 3        | Tamil Nadu     |                   205000 |                                 31958 |                                                 584 |
| 4        | Kerala         |                     6500 |                                  5786 |                                                 442 |
| 5        | Telangana      |                    50000 |                                 18933 |                                               16470 |
|          | Total          |                   941000 |                                275018 |                                              133596 |

## B. North- Eastern States

| Sl. No.   | States             |   Potential area (in ha) |   Planted area as on Oct 2019 (in ha) |   Approximate Fruiting Area (In Ha) @10 tons FFB/ha |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Mizoram            |                    61000 |                                 28914 |                                                 530 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh* |                    25000 |                                  2561 |                                                   0 |
| 3         | Nagaland*          |                    50000 |                                  3322 |                                                   0 |
| 4         | Meghalaya**        |                    50000 |                                     0 |                                                   0 |
| 5         | Assam*             |                    25000 |                                  1849 |                                                   0 |
| 6         | Tripura**          |                     7000 |                                   530 |                                                   0 |
|           | Total              |                   218000 |                                 37176 |                                                 530 |

## C. Other potentials States

| Sl. No.   | States             |   Potential area (in ha) |   Planted area as on Oct 2019 (in ha) |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Goa*               |                     2000 |                                   953 |
| 2         | Maharashtra**      |                   180000 |                                  1474 |
| 3         | Gujarat****        |                   260250 |                                  6365 |
| 4         | Andaman & Nicobar* |                     3000 |                                  1593 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh***    |                    48000 |                                  5086 |
| 6         | West Bengal**      |                    25000 |                                     0 |
| 7         | Bihar**            |                   200000 |                                     0 |
| 8         | Odisha*****        |                    56000 |                                 22075 |
|           | Total              |                   774250 |                                 37546 |

## Five year state-wise Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production

| Sl. No.   | States         | Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Production (in tonnes)   | Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Production (in tonnes)   | Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Production (in tonnes)   | Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Production (in tonnes)   | Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Production (in tonnes)   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|           |                | 2014-15                                       | 2015-16                                       | 2016-17                                       | 2017-18                                       | 2018-19                                       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 170478                                        | 193562                                        | 190999                                        | 234696                                        | 232938                                        |
| 2         | Karnataka      | 2176                                          | 2538                                          | 2051                                          | 2224                                          | 2280                                          |
| 3         | Tamil Nadu     | 1019                                          | 1222                                          | 1115                                          | 938                                           | 1017                                          |
| 4         | Kerala         | 6515                                          | 7015                                          | 5929                                          | 5190                                          | 4857                                          |
| 5         | Mizoram        | 365                                           | 496                                           | 603                                           | 648                                           | 625                                           |
| 6         | Telangana      | 10012                                         | 12499                                         | 8947                                          | 27275                                         | 37205                                         |
| 7         | Odisha         | 557                                           | 618                                           | NA                                            | NA                                            | NA                                            |
| 8         | Goa            | 388                                           | 581                                           | NA                                            | NA                                            | NA                                            |
|           | Total          | 191510                                        | 218531                                        | 209644                                        | 270971                                        | 278922                                        |

NA: Data not available.

## Summary:

-  Total potential area 19.33 lakh hectare in 19 States.
-  Area cover so far 3.49 lakh hectare as on Oct, 2019 in 16 states.
-  Approximate fruiting area 1.35 lakh hectare in 8 states.
-  Total CPO production from fruiting area 2.78 lakh tonnes during 2018-19.

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## Annexure (b)