National Oilseeds
and Vegetable Oils Development Board (NOVOD Board) is spearheading above
the selected TBOs which are all having considerable time lag in providing
economic sustainable productivity starting from 5 years to 10 years. The
time lag can be overcome by substituting annual,
under-utilized/non-edible/edible oilseeds.
During the
XII Plan period, the exploitation of existing potential and augmentation
of future potential of specific Tree Borne Oilseeds such as Simaroubna,
Kokum, Cheura, Wild apricot, Mahua, Karanja, Neem, Jojoba etc. would be
done in wastelands through development of elite planting material and
model plantation, transfer of technology etc. Besides, the following three
Research areas and one commercial support will also be concentrated in
addition to the already ongoing 81 R&D projects of NOVOD Board:-
1. Identification and exploitation of new genetic resources for
oilseeds:
Currently we are using only limited 9+1 number of oilseeds
species (groundnut, rapeseed & mustard, lineseed, sesamum, niger, soybean,
sunflower, safflower, castor and Coconut & Oil palm) for commercial
cultivation by the farmers. The plant genetic resources of our country is
enormous. Therefore, newer and newer plant species other then the above
mentioned 10 species are to be explored, identified and brought to
commercial cultivation. Identification, evaluation and promotion of
non-traditional annual oilseed crops having more than 30% oil content,
region specific and which are not being promoted by ICAR/ICFRE or other
institutions/organizations and new TBO’s other than ongoing species.
2. Introduction, Testing and evaluation of exotic oilseed species
in India:
Numerous potential oilseed crops commercially grown in
Africa and South America and other countries which need to be introduced
and evaluated in our condition for both edible and non-edible purposes.
Consumer preference of edible oils are high in India when compared to rest
of the world. Since, the domestic demand of edible oil is very high,
introduction of edible oilseed crops will be highly useful and if their
qualities are not acceptable, it will supplement the non-edible demand of
the country.
3. Standardization of inter cropping systems for TBOs:
TBOs
are planted at the spacing ranging from 3x3M to 7x7M, during the gestation
period i.e. first 3 to 7 years of growth, there may not be much shade in
the early stages and this area could be profitably utilized by growing
annual non-edible and edible oilseeds as intercrops which will
support the farmers income and supplement the non-edible/edible oilseed
requirement of the country. Therefore, intercropping of annual
oilseeds alongwith TBOs has to be explored extensively.
4.
Promotion of Public Private Partnership for sustainability:
Exploitation of existing plantation of TBOs through collection, oil
extraction, value addition, marketing. The Board has implemented the
plantation programme of TBOs in about 21,000 ha. area in the country,
which has starting fruiting and the yield will be stabilized after 6 to 7
years from completion of gestation period (3-7 years). Commercial oil
extraction, bio-fuel production from non-edible oilseeds and value
addition has to be initiated using these plantations. The R&D programme
carried out during the last decade resulted in identification of 27 high
yielding plus trees performing well across the country. These plus trees
are to be clonally multiplied and planted in large scale more than 100 ha
clonal plantation under Public Private Partnership mode for running
economically viable units. Board will facilitate in making available
clones of these identified plus trees for plantation by extending suitable
support.
5. Evaluation of olive plantation at Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Jammu &
Kashmir, the Nilgiris and Rajasthan.
Olive being highly valued oil of edible and industrial use, needs
to be promoted through survey of existing olive native plants in Himachal
Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and the Nilgiris; identification of
plus trees; evaluation of olive plantation in rainfed area and macro
propagation of olive plus trees. The Board intended to promote olive in
potential state initially through demonstration and R&D Programme.
6. Development
of elite planting material & model plantation
The existing potential of TBOs is either naturally grown or
cultivated on farmers/community lands from unknown seed sources with low
seed yield and oil content. There is need to enhance the availability of
oilseeds both edible and non-edible vertically by increasing productivity
and horizontally by area expansion. The later approach requires
development of elite planting material with high seed yield, oil content,
resistant to biotic & a-biotic stresses etc. The elite planting material
need to be developed having above desired characteristics and planted on
wastelands, community land forest/degraded lands etc. by adopting
standardized package of practices and post harvest technologies. This
will ensure qualitative & quantitative oilseeds production.
7. Transfer of technology
The scientific know-how need to be disseminated among field
functionaries (representatives from oil industry & trade,
govt./semi-government organization/ institution, cooperative, corporation
etc.) and primary seed collectors through trainers and farmers training to
harness the existing potential, improve the quality of collection and to
fetch remunerative prices to the primary seed collectors for their
produce. The awareness programme need to be organized in potential areas
at grass root level i.e. village/panchayat level.
prescribed proforma to the
Secretary
NATIONAL
OILSEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS DEVELOPMENT (NOVOD) BOARD
Ministry of
Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, Govt. of India
86, Sector - 18, Institutional Area
Gurgaon - 122 015 (Haryana)
