There are concerns that it may not be a good idea from the environment point of view to give a push to the growth of oil palm in biodiversity rich areas like the North-East and the Andamans
September 03, 2021 / 08:42 AM IST
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The Indian government has launched a mission to sharply raise the cultivation of oil palm in order to make the country more self-sufficient in edible oils, a major component of Indian cooking. The decision has been prompted by several factors. The most recent is the criticism of the government’s internal policies like the citizenship act and policies relating to Jammu and Kashmir by Malaysia, a major source of crude palm oil (CPO) imports . So cutting dependence on vegetable oil…
