Patanjali Foods partners with Manipur govt for oil palm plantation initiative
Patanjali Foods Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Manipur to implement an Oil Palm Plantation Programme under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
The agreement, signed in Imphal on Wednesday marks a significant step in boosting oil palm cultivation in the state, covering four districts in a phased manner.
The MOU was formally signed by Peter Salam, Director of Agriculture Manipur and Ashok Kumar Singh, Head of Northeast Oil Palm Operations, Patanjali Foods Limited, in the presence of Arun Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary of Agriculture Government of Manipur.
Under this agreement, Patanjali Foods Limited will begin its operations from April 1, 2025, covering approximately 2,700 hectares of oil palm plantation in Manipur in the first year. The initiative will initially focus on three districts – Imphal East, Thoubal, and Kakching, with Bishnupur district in the second phase.
With this MOU, Patanjali Foods Limited has now expanded its oil palm plantation operations to six Northeastern states where NMEO-OP is actively being implemented. In the fiscal year 2024-25, the company has already covered 10,000 hectares of oil palm plantations across the Northeast and aims to expand to 20,000 hectares during fiscal year 2025-26.
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The company stated this flagship Mission of Govt of India is expected to bring significant economic benefits to farmers in Manipur by promoting sustainable oil palm cultivation and enhancing self-reliance in edible oil