The largest oil palm processor in India, Godrej Agrovet, works closely with farmers throughout the whole lifecycle of their crop. The National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEOOP), with a budgeted outlay of Rs11,040 Crore, was started by the Indian government in August 2021.
The soaring cost of vegetable oils is an ever-growing threat to India’s efforts to bring inflation under control. Prices of palm oil, the most-consumed edible oil in the world, have jumped 15 percent this year to a record, while rival soybean oil has gained 12 percent, contributing to a surge…
IFP Editorial: The usual oil palm planting practises burning an area after felling forests or draining peat swamps cause massive loss of forests and biodiversity.