- Godrej Agrovet signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state governments of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura to promote oil palm cultivation in the region under National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme. As part of the MoU Godrej Agrovet will be allotted land in three states for the promotion and development of palm oil cultivation.
- The government of India launched the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEOOP) on August 2021. The total outlay of the project is Rs 11,040 crore.
- Under this mission government will raise the area under cultivation of oil palm to 10 lakh hectares by 2025-26 and 16.7 lakh hectares by 2029-30. This mission will focus especially on the North East region and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
- Currently, Godrej Agrovet has 65,000 hectares under palm oil cultivation across the country which is planned to be increased to 1 lakh hectares in the next few years.
- Static Knowledge:
- CM of Assam - Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor of Assam - Jagadish Mukhi
- CM of Manipur - Nongthombam Biren Singh
- Governor of Manipur - La. Ganesan
- CM of Tripura - Manik Saha
- Governor of Tripura - Satyadeo Narain Arya
Question:
Q.1 Godrej Agrovet signed MoU with Assam, Manipur, and ________ to promote oil palm cultivation.
a. Sikkim
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Tripura
d. Meghalaya
a. Sikkim
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Tripura
d. Meghalaya
