9 May 2026
India approves National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO-Oilseeds)
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Summary
Cabinet approved ₹10,103 crore National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds aiming to increase domestic oilseed production from 39 to 70 million tonnes by 2030. Focus on soybean, groundnut, sunflower, sesame. India imports ~60% of edible oil.
Why it matters
UPSC GS-3 (Agriculture, Food security). Connect with Oil Palm Mission (NMEO-Oil Palm 2021), Atmanirbhar Bharat in food/agri.