India’s quest for food self-sufficiency goes beyond palm oil

“It’s not just about palm oil. India wants to reduce its overall dependence on imported edible oil, so there are efforts to promote local oilseeds like mustard and rapeseed, soybean and groundnut, ” said Sandeep Bajoria, chief executive officer of Sunvin Group, a key industry player.

PETALING JAYA: Reducing dependence on imported edible oils is part of India’s larger quest for food self-sufficiency.

There has been much talk in recent years about slashing the country’s huge vegetable oil import bill by encouraging farmers to boost oilseed output and allocating more land for oil palm plantations.