Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The recent announcement by the Government of India on increasing the domestic production of palm oil towards ensuring atmanirbharta (self-reliance) is a great opportunity for the country to demonstrate the economic and social value of sustainable palm oil production, said Joseph D'Cruz, CEO, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in his virtual keynote address at the Globoil India conference yesterday. "By ensuring sustainable practices across the entire domestic production chain, India can claim a global leadership role in this critical sector. While the production and challenges in India are very different from other grower countries, it is imperative that farmer livelihood, climate change and food security take precedence," he added. RSPO, a global, multi-stakeholder initiative that develops and implements a market mechanism to support and promote sustainable palm oil production, presented its vision to supp