Context:
Cabinet approves National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds).
National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds):
- Aim – To boost domestic oilseed production and achieve self-reliance in edible oils and increase farmers’ incomes.
- Current Scenario – Imports account for 57% of India’s domestic demand for edible oils.
- Focus Areas –
- Increasing production of Primary Oilseed Crops – Rapeseed-Mustard, Groundnut, Soybean, Sunflower, and Sesamum.
- Increasing efficiency of Secondary Sources – Cottonseed, Rice Bran, and Tree Borne Oils.
- Approach –
- High-Yielding Varieties – Adoption of high-yielding, high oil content seed varieties.
- Extended Cultivation – Utilize rice and potato fallow lands, promote intercropping, and crop diversification.
- Value Chain Clusters – Develop clusters across 347 districts to provide access to high-quality seeds, training on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and advisory services on weather and pest management.
- Timely Seed Availability – Ensure timely availability of quality seeds.
- SATHI Portal – Online 5-Year Rolling Seed Plan introduced through the SATHI (Seed Authentication, Traceability & Holistic Inventory) Portal.
- Enable states to establish advance tie-ups with seed-producing agencies (cooperatives, FPOs, and government or private seed corporations).
- New Seed Hubs – Set up new seed hubs and seed storage units.
- Duration – 7 years (2024-25 to 2030-31)
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Source: Times of India
Previous Year Question
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:
1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased, the production of rabi pulses has decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 2 is incorrect. According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), the share of pulse production in 2018- 19 was comprised of Tur (15.34%), Gram (43.29%), Moong (green gram,10.04%), Urad (black gram, 13.93%), Lentil (6.67%), and Other Pulses (10%).
Statement 3 is incorrect. In the last three decades, both, the production of kharif pulses and the production of rabi pulses have increased.
