- PFL offers by back policy
PASIGHAT, Aug 12: An oil palm plantation drive under National Mission on Edible Oil – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) was conducted on Saturday at Moruk area of Remi village under Bilat circle of East Siang.
An awareness programme with farmers and other stakeholders was also conducted by state agriculture department in collaboration with Patanjali Food Ltd (PFL) Zone III oil Palm Division.
DC Tayi Taggu, in his address, urged the farmers to come forward to take up cultivation of oil palm, a cash crop, being right time to avail planting materials and other inputs of Govt subsidy to support their ventures. He asked them to take advice of departmental experts for cash crop cultivation which can fetch remunerative income to boost rural economy.
District agriculture officer O. Moyong earlier said that oil palm cultivation is a remunerative and sustainable income generating cash crop which is less labour intensive but high income yielding. The GoAP has signed MoU with PEL for buy back policy after the harvesting.
Niglok processing unit will use all fresh fruit bunches (FFBs)produced by district farmers as per MoU, he said, and advised to adopt inter-cropping of oil palm with ginger and vegetables by adopting scientific farming and following “package of practice” to boost production.
Berung village progressive farmer Olo Dai sharing his experiences said that oil palm cultivation has been his regular source of income since the FFBs were purchased by PFL at remunerative price.
PEL state head Milan Borah, Mirem ZPM Yakenb Taloh & HGB Taham Taggu, among others, were present, (DIPRO)
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