India and Malaysia have decided to increase cooperation in the field of palm oil.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Minister of Plantations and Commodities of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani in New Delhi.
At the meeting, they discussed opportunities to deepen the bilateral agriculture cooperation between India and Malaysia.
They also discussed the market access issues related to agriculture and allied products.
They also discussed issues related to the application of digital technology in the plantation sector.
Ministers also discussed the National Mission on Edible Oils.
National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) was launched by Government of India in August 2021.
It aims to increase Crude Palm Oil production to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26. It is currently operational in 15 states nationwide.
Palm oil is used as edible oil and biofuel. Oil Palm has highest vegetable oil yielding capability per hectare.
Major oil palm growing States are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. These states account for 98% of total production.
