National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO – Oilseeds) approved by the Cabinet for the period 2024-25 to 2030-31.
This is a landmark initiative aimed at boosting domestic oilseeds production and achieving self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) in edible oils.
The mission will be implemented over a seven-year period from 2024-25 to 2030-31 with a financial outlay of Rs 10,103 crore.
NMEO-Oilseeds aims to promote the production of major oilseed crops like mustard, groundnut, soybean, sunflower and sesame,
Along with this, the efficiency of collection and extraction from secondary sources like cotton seeds, rice bran and tree derived oils also has to be increased.
The mission aims to increase primary oilseeds production from 39 million tonnes (2022-23) to 69.7 million tonnes by 2030-31.
With NMEO-OP (oil palm), the mission aims to increase domestic edible oil production to 25.45 million tonnes by 2030-31, meeting about 72% of our estimated domestic requirement.
To ensure timely availability of quality seeds, the Mission will launch an online 5-year seed plan through the ‘Seed Authentication, Traceability & Holistic Inventory (SATHI)’ Portal.
This will help states to establish advance tie-ups with seed producing agencies including cooperatives, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and government or private seed corporations.
Additionally, over 600 value chain clusters will be developed in 347 specific districts, covering over 10 lakh hectares of area annually.
The mission aims to increase the area under oilseed cultivation by an additional 40 lakh hectares.
For this, rice and potato fallow lands will be targeted, inter-cropping will be promoted and crop diversification will be encouraged.
