National Mission On Oilseeds And Oil Palm (NMOOP)

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The National Mission on Oilseed and Oil Palm (NMOOP) is a new programme launched during 2014-15 by Government of India with an aim to boost the production of oilseeds in the country.

The Programme (NMOOP) consists of three Mini Missions out of which the two undermentioned is implemented in the State:

1. Mini Mission I (Oilseeds)

2. Mini Mission II (Oil Palm)

1. Mini Mission -I (Oilseeds)

The diverse agro-ecological conditions in the State are favorable for growing 7 annual oilseed crops, which include 6 edible oilseeds ( groundnut, rapeseed & mustard, soybean, sunflower, sesame) and one non-edible oilseeds ( linseed ). Oilseed cultivation is undertaken across the State in about 67.52 thousand hectares mainly on marginal lands, which is mainly confined to rainfed farming.

During the last few years, the domestic consumption of edible oils has increased substantially and is likely to increase further, with per capita consumption of vegetable oils at the rate of 16 kg/year/person .

The following components were taken up under Mini Mission-1 during 2016-17

Sl. No Item/ Component Physical
1 Variety specific seed production  
  i. Soybean 8 ha.
  ii. Groundnut 4 ha.
2 Distribution of Certified Seeds Crop and variety wise  
  i. Mustard 250 q
  ii. Soybean 414 q
3 Block Demonstration  
  i. Soybean 400 ha.
  ii. Mustard 300 ha.
  iii. Groundnut 200 ha.
4 IPM Demonstration (FFS) 60 Nos.
5 Farmers Training 60 Nos.
6 Officers Training 5 Nos.
7 Distribution of Agrilime 388 q
8 Distribution of PP chemicals including weedicides 1600 ltr.
9 Distribution of Knapsack Sprayer 416 Nos.
10 Distribution of sprinkler sets 90 sets.
11 Pipes for carrying water from the source to the field (600 mtr/unit) 11250 mtr.
12 Farmers exposure tour 3

2. Mini Mission II (Oil Palm)

A substantial portion of our requirement of edible oil in the country is met through import of palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia. It is, therefore, necessary to exploit domestic resources to maximize production to ensure edible oil security for the country.

Oil palm is comparatively a new crop in India and is the highest vegetable oil yielding perennial crop. With quality planting materials, irrigation and proper management, there is potential of achieving 20-30 MT of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) per ha. after attaining the age of 5 years. Therefore, there is an urgent need to intensify efforts for area expansion under oil palm to enhance palm oil production in the country. 1200 ha. is being targeted to covered during the current financial year in the State.

The cluster and district allocated to the companies for development of oil Palm in Nagaland

Sl. No Cluster District Company Remarks
1 Cluster-l Dimapur & Peren Shivasais oil palm pvt. Ltd. Mou between state Govt. and company signed
2 Cluster-lI Mokokchung & Wokha
3 Cluster-lII Mon & Longleng

Area covered under Oil Palm Plantation during 2016-17

Sl. No. District/Sub Division Area covered in ha.
1 Dimapur 220
2 Niuland 220
3 Jalukie 230
4 Wokha 110
5 Baghty 110
6 Mangkolemba 110
7 Tuli 110
8 Tizit 90
  Total 1200