State Slams Centre on Cuts on Palm Oil Imports
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Telangana's Agriculture Minister criticizes the Indian federal government for reducing palm oil import duties, claiming the policy harms local farmers.
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- Telangana agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao expressed opposition to the federal government's move to lower import duties on cooking oils.
- The minister argued that this policy shift undermines domestic oil palm cultivators who rely on the crop for their livelihood.
- He has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other cabinet ministers to prioritize the interests of Indian farmers over importers.
- Telangana currently leads the country in oil palm cultivation across 1.19 lakh hectares.
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Tummala Nageswara Rao
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“The Centre’s decision does not make any sense as it, on the one hand, encourages oil palm cultivation and now has reduced import duties on both crude and processed oil palm.”
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…Centre and ensure local oil palm farmers interests are not hurt. He said Telangana was number one in the country growing oil palm in 1.19 lakh hectares with 88,621 farmers depending on this crop for their livelihoods. The Centre’s decision does not make any sense as it, on the one hand, encourages oil palm cultivation and now has reduced import duties on both crude and processed oil palm.
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NamedIndia · A. Revanth Reddy · Government of India · Narendra Modi · N. Chandrababu Naidu · Nirmala Sitharaman · Pralhad Joshi · Shivraj Singh Chauhan · Tummala Nageswara Rao
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