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1.12.5. Integrated Scheme Of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oilpalm & Maize (ISOPOM)
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) envisages increase in production of vegetable oils sourced from oilseeds, oil palm and TBOs from 7.06 million tonnes (average of 2007-08 to 2011-12) to 9.51 million tonnes by the end of Twelfth Plan (2016-17). The Mission is proposed to be implemented through three Mini Missions with specific target as detailed below:
MM I on Oilseeds | Achieve production of 35.51 million tones and productivity of 1328 kg/ha of oilseeds from the present average production & productivity of 28.93 million tonnes and 1081 kg/ha during the 11th Plan period respectively. |
MM II on Oil Palm | Bring additional 1.25 lakh hectare area under oil palm cultivation through area expansion approach in the States including utilization of wastelands with increase in productivity of fresh fruit brunches (FFBs) from 4927 kg per ha to 15000 kg per ha. |
MM III on TBOs | Enhance seed collection of TBOs from 9 lakh tonnes to 14lakh tonnes and to augment elite planting materials for area expansion under waste land. |
The strategy to implement the proposed Mission includes
♤ increasing Seed Replacement Ratio (SRR) with focus on Varietal Replacement;
♤ increasing irrigation coverage under oilseeds from 26% to 36%;
♤ diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oilseeds crops; inter-cropping of oilseeds with cereals/ pulses/ sugarcane;
♤ use of fallow land after paddy /potato cultivation;
♤ expansion of cultivation of Oil Palm and tree borne oilseeds in watersheds and wastelands;
♤ increasing availability of quality planting material enhancing procurement of oilseeds and collection; and
♤ processing of tree borne oilseeds.
Inter-cropping during gestation period of oil palm and tree borne oilseeds would provide economic return to the farmers when there is no production.
The scheme would be implemented in mission mode through active involvement of all the stakeholders. The Centre and States will bear costs in the ratio of 75:25. Fund flow would be
strictly monitored to ensure that benefit of the Mission reaches the targeted beneficiaries in time to achieve the results.