Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Oil Palm Cultivation in Andhra Pradesh State – A Study of the Problems and Prospects

Prof. V. Narasimha Rao

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India is the largest consumer of Oil palm in the world (18% of world consumption) and also largest importer of oil palm (45% of world imports). Andhra Pradesh has been the leading palm oil producing state in India (85% of country’s production) followed by Kerala (10%), Karnataka (2%). The West Godavari, East Godavari and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh extensively cultivate oil palm. Oil palm is the highest oil producer among perennial oil yielding crops. Oil palm marketing in the country is well streamlined, earmarking plantation zones for each palm oil mill. Oil palm growers are under an obligation to supply the fresh fruit bunches from the oil palm plantations in that area only to the factory to which the zone is attached. The Government of India has been supporting oil palm through subsidies (planting, fertilizers, micro–irrigation) and various State Governments also provide assistance for oil palm development. Even though the Government has been trying to expand the area under palm oil cultivation, low productivity, price fluctuations, insufficient processing facilities, lack of suitable technologies for harvesting cause very slow growth rate in expansion of oil palm cultivation. This research paper is an attempt to address some of the important issues oil palm cultivation in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

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Prof. V. Narasimha Rao Oil Palm Cultivation in Andhra Pradesh State – A Study of the Problems and Prospects Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.VII July 2013

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