Arunachal finalises oil palm mission
The Hindu
Centre committed to turning the north-east into oil palm hub, says Agriculture Minister
Arunachal Pradesh has finalised the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) and will go “full swing” in implementing it across 1.33 lakh hectares soon, Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said.
Speaking at the ‘Business Summit for North Eastern States’ on the NMEO-OP in Guwahati on Tuesday, Mr. Khandu said Arunachal Pradesh is geographically the largest State in the region and has about 1.33 lakh hectares of land feasible for oil palm cultivation as assessed by a Central team in 2019.
“We have identified the lands, farmers and developers based on the assessment. We will implement the mission soon,” he said.
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