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Aakash Om TrivediAIR 73· 2024

Question 5Why has India become increasingly import-dependent for edible oils despite being a major agricultural economy?GS3GS3

Why has India become increasingly import-dependent for edible oils despite being a major agricultural economy?

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Introduction

India is dependent for more than 60% on palm oil and 60% for edible oil to Indonesia, Malaysia.

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Import: Dependent desyik major agricultural economy reasons: 1) MSP: promote rice-wheat monoculture (LG2) thus low oil sowing 2) Low-cost oil available from Malaysia, better government investment 3) Less yield, FMD on oil-feed crop compare to rice-wheat 4) Irrigation deficit in oil-production regions e) Telesana 5) High environmental cost of production e) Deforestation 6) Limited option to support edible oil e) Tropical rain forest require 7) Former reluctance to show oil-feed as guarantee procurement 8) Land-Bracement is not remunerative e) B&C (small region) 9) Poor contract farming, doesn't provide guarantee Farmer with capital to grow oil feed, huge demand

India steps to reducing import dependency: 1) NMEO (National Mission on Edible Oil): with procurement of oil seeds, Agri focus. 2) Regional focus for appointing e) Andhaman plan 3) High import duty on edible oil: impact 4) Get-right movement to reduce oil imported 5) PM-ASHA: procurement of oil seeds 6) EKTHI vision: leaders for awareness on oil growth 7) PCAP: mission on oil-seed research right step to further it.

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Conclusion

PCAP: mission on oil-seed research right step to further it.

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Topper

Aakash Om Trivedi

AIR 732024

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Agriculture and Food Security

Major Crops - Cropping Patterns

Edible Oils and Import Dependency

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