Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy wanted the bankers to extend their support and credit for oil palm cultivation, which was being promoted on a large scale in the State. Recognising the importance of sustainable agriculture, the State Government was encouraging farmers towards alternate crops as part of crop diversification, he said. Under this initiative, […]
Hyderabad: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Telangana has been in the forefront of oil palm cultivation and exuded confidence that the State would emerge as the leader in cultivation of the crop in the country in the coming years. Addressing the business summit on National Mission on Edible Oils- Oil Palm here on […]
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Monday emphasised the need to promote agriculture exports to facilitate doubling of farmers’ income within a fixed time frame. She assured that the Centre would consider the Telangana government’s request for extending cent per cent subsidy to encourage oil palm cultivation. Addressing […]
Hyderabad: Massive efforts are on to give a major thrust to oil palm cultivation and palm oil extraction in Telangana State with the State government all set to increase the area under oil palm cultivation from the present 50,000 acres to almost two lakh acres, a four-fold jump to bridge the gap between demand and […]
Niranjan Reddy wrote a letter to the Union Finance Minister emphasising the need to promote the cultivation of oil crops and achieve self-sustenance in edible oil production
Though the district was permitted to cultivate oil palm in 50,000 acre, the Horticulture officer said the plantation will be taken up in a phased manner.
Reviewing oil palm cultivation at the Telangana Horticulture Training Institute (THTI) here, Niranjan Reddy said Telangana had set a target to take up cultivation in 8.14 lakh acres in the next four years and if necessary, seed that yield more oil should be imported.
The Minister held a high-level meeting with the State level bankers meeting at Horticultural Training Centre here on Monday, and discussed with them about the State government's plans to promote the oil palm cultivation in the State on a large scale.
