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Govt. Issues Guidelines for National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
Govt. Issues Guidelines for National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
31/01/2014 (Net Indian) - The Union Ministry of Agriculture today issued detailed guidelines and the strategy to be adopted for implementation of the National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), which aims at enhancing production production of traditional oilseeds and tree-borne oilseed and seeks to bring significant area under oil palm.
The Government has sanctioned Rs. 3507 crore for NMOOP in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
An official press release said here today said that the strategy to implement the proposed Mission includes:
· increasing Seed Replacement Ratio (SRR) with focus on Varietal Replacement;
· increasing irrigation coverage under oilseeds from 26% to 36%;
· diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oilseeds crops; inter-cropping
of oilseeds with cereals/ pulses/ sugarcane;
· use of fallow land after paddy /potato cultivation;
· expansion of cultivation of Oil Palm and tree borne oilseeds in watersheds and wastelands;
· increasing availability of quality planting material enhancing procurement of oilseeds and
collection; and
· processing of tree borne oilseeds.
Inter-cropping during gestation period of oil palm and tree borne oilseeds would provide economic return to the farmers when there is no production, the release said.
The scheme would be implemented in mission mode through active involvement of all the stakeholders. The Centre and the States will bear costs in the ratio of 75:25. Fund flow would be strictly monitored to ensure that benefit of the Mission reaches the targeted beneficiaries in time to achieve the results, it said.
According to the release, NMOOP will be implemented under three mini-missions.
The Mini Mission I, on oilseeds, aims at increasing production from 28.93 million tonnes during 11th Plan to 35.51 million tonnes in 12th Plan. The productivity is expected to rise from 1081 kg/ha during the 11th Plan period to 1328 kg/ha of oilseeds during 12th Plan period, the release said.
The Government has sanctioned Rs. 3507 crore for NMOOP in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
An official press release said here today said that the strategy to implement the proposed Mission includes:
· increasing Seed Replacement Ratio (SRR) with focus on Varietal Replacement;
· increasing irrigation coverage under oilseeds from 26% to 36%;
· diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oilseeds crops; inter-cropping
of oilseeds with cereals/ pulses/ sugarcane;
· use of fallow land after paddy /potato cultivation;
· expansion of cultivation of Oil Palm and tree borne oilseeds in watersheds and wastelands;
· increasing availability of quality planting material enhancing procurement of oilseeds and
collection; and
· processing of tree borne oilseeds.
Inter-cropping during gestation period of oil palm and tree borne oilseeds would provide economic return to the farmers when there is no production, the release said.
The scheme would be implemented in mission mode through active involvement of all the stakeholders. The Centre and the States will bear costs in the ratio of 75:25. Fund flow would be strictly monitored to ensure that benefit of the Mission reaches the targeted beneficiaries in time to achieve the results, it said.
According to the release, NMOOP will be implemented under three mini-missions.
The Mini Mission I, on oilseeds, aims at increasing production from 28.93 million tonnes during 11th Plan to 35.51 million tonnes in 12th Plan. The productivity is expected to rise from 1081 kg/ha during the 11th Plan period to 1328 kg/ha of oilseeds during 12th Plan period, the release said.