India oils and fat policy: production of oilseeds towards self sustaining level
2009
M. S. Punia
India is one of the largest producer of oilseeds with a wide range of oilseeds crops grown in its different agro climatic zones, accounting for the estimated production of about 28 million tonnes of nine cultivated oilseeds during the year 2007-08. India contributes about 6-7% of the world oilseeds production. Domestic vegetable oil production is about 7.2 million tonnes, which is not sufficient to meet domestic requirement since the domestic consumption of edible oils is about 12.5 million tonnes. The deficit is met through import mainly RBD palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia. Groundnut, mustard/rapeseed, sesame, safflower, linseed, niger seed/castor are the major traditionally cultivated oilseeds. Soyabean and sunflower have also assumed importance in recent years. Coconut is most important amongst the plantation crops. Efforts are being made to grow oil palm in some of the potential states. Among the non-conventional oils, rice bran oil and cottonseed oil are the most important. In addition, oilseeds of tree and forest origin, which grow mostly in tribal inhabited areas, are also a significant source of vegetable oils.
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