The country has enormous
potential of oilseeds of tree origin like
Cheura (Diploknema butyracea),
Jatropha (Jatropha curcas),
Jojoba
(Simmondsia chinesis)
,
Karanja
(Pongamia pinnata),
Kokum
(Garcinia indica), Mahua (Madhuca
indica), Neem (Azadirachta indica),
Simarouba
(Simarouba glauca),
Tung
(Aleurites species)
,
Wild apricot
(Prunus armeniaca) etc. which can be grown and established in the wasteland and varied
agro-climatic conditions. These have domestic and industrial utility
like agriculture, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, diesel and substitute,
cocoa-butter substitute etc. Most of these TBOs are scattered in
forest and non-forest areas and hardly 20% of the existing potential is
being crushed and utilized that too of poor quality and the rest potential
is going waste.