About

Oil Palm is the highest yielding crop compared to all vegetable oil seed crops which can yield up to 20-25 MTs FFBs and in turn to 4-5 MTs of Palm Oil and 0.4-0.5 MT Palm Kernel Oil (PKO). Palm oil constitutes about 80% of total edible Oil import, and hence Oil palm is identified as one of the potential crop which significantly contribute to increase in edible Oils production in the Country.

Andhra Pradesh stands 1st in Area and Production of Oil Palm in the Country with an area of 2.27 lakh ha and 18.95 Lakh MT of FFBs (1.74 lakh Farmers) with an average productivity of 19.81 Tons per ha from the bearing plantations of 1.74 lakh Ha.

354 mandals were identified across the State in 24 districts i.e., Srikakulam, Parvathi puram Manyam, Vizayanagaram, Vishakapatnam, Alluri Sita RamaRaju, Anakapalli, Kakinada, East Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru, West Godavari, NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, Sri potti sri ramulu, Tirupathi, Chittoor, Kurnool. Annaymayya, Nandhyal, YSR Kadapa and Anathapuram and allotted to different Companies in the State

Oil Palm programme is being taking in the state, duly allotting the oil Palm factory zones to the Oil Processing units. The factories also have to procure Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) from the Oil Palm farmers and also to pay the price as fixed by the Government adhering to the Oil Palm Act 1993 and AP Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Rules 2008.

NFSM-Oil Palm activities

1). Subsidy @ 85% is being provided on Plant Material under Oil Palm Area Expansion Programme.

2). 50% assistance is being provided to the beneficiaries for the components like Maintenance, Inter cropping, Borewell & Pump set, Vermi Compost units and Machinery and tools.

3). 100% assistance is being provided for Capacity Building / Farmers Trainings

The Oil Palm Development Programmes are being implementing in Andhra Pradesh since 1992 under various Centrally sponsored Plan Schemes.

This programme will be implemented on 60 : 40 ( Central share : State Share) basis with an need to intensify efforts for area expansion under Oilpalm to enhance palm Oil production in the Country

The mission aims to achieve 20-30 MT Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) per Ha with quality planting materials, irrigation and proper management after attaining age of 5 years

Cost Norms and Subsidies under NMEO-OP

The Government of India has increased the Cost Norms under NMEO-OP for all the components.

Sl.No	Name of the component	Unit	Total Unit cost(₹)	Financial Assistance(%)	Financial Assistance(₹)	Maximum subsidy limit(₹)	Remarks
1	Plant Material	Ha	20000 Indigenous & 29000 Imported per Ha	100	20000 Indigenous & 29000 Imported per Ha	entire landholding
2	Maintenance Cost	Ha	42000.00	50	21000	21000	@ Rs.5,250/- per Ha for 4 years
3	Drip Irrigation	Ha			24035		As per PMKSY guidelines
4	Pump sets/ Diesel engine	No	45000.00	50	22500	22500
5	Bore well	No	100000.00	50	50000	50000
6	Inputs for inter crop	Ha	42000.00	50	21000	21000	Rs.5,250/- for 4 years
7	Vermi Compost units	No	30000.00	50	15000	15000
8	Machinery & Tools
a)	Oil palm cutter	No	5000.00	50	2500	2500
b)	Oil palm protective wire mesh	No	40000.00	50	20000	20000
c)	Motorized chisel	No	30000.00	50	15000	15000
d)	Aluminum Portable ladder	No	10000.00	50	5000	5000
e)	Chaff Cutter	No	100000.00	50	50000	50000
f)	Small tractor	No	400000.00	50	200000	200000
9	Replanting of old oil palm garden	No	250.00	100	250
10	Farmers Training	No			30000		for a batch of 30 farmers for 2 days
11	Training of extension officers	No			40000		for a batch of 20 officers for 2 days

MAJOR MILESTONES

» An area of 2.27 lakh has been covered against the potential area of 4.77 lakh Ha with the 1.74 lakh farmers

» Total 354 No. of feasible mandals has been allotted to 24 No. of different companies in the State for implementation of Oil Palm Development Programme in the State

» The Oil Palm Development Programme is being implemented in 24 districts

» 3 Oil Palm Seed Gardens (i.e., 1) Morampudi, East Godavari district, 2) Muthanaveedu, Eluru district and 3) Gopannapalem, Eluru district) are under development and one of the seed garden located at Morampudi, East Godavari district has started hybridization work and the seed production will starts from January, 2025 onwards.

» Encouragement of Oil Palm in Non-traditional districts identified for cultivation of Oil Palm like Kurnool, Nandhyal, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadau, Chittoor, Tirupati, ATP, Kadapa.

» Encouragement of dwarf variety Oil Palm Hybrid Plant material.

» Square system of planting with Inter cropping & Multiple cropping and Mechanized harvesting practices being encouraged in the farmers in order to increase the income of the farmers.

District Wise Oil Palm Potential Area and Area Covered

Sl. No.	District	Potential area in (ha)	Total Area covered (in ha)
1	Srikakulam	10900	3881
2	PVP Manyam	10614	9486
3	Vizianagaram	16577	10485
4	Visakhapatnam	500	124
5	ASR	10135	4283
6	Anakapalli	10000	10328
7	Kakinada	42000	18134
8	East Godavari	51309	29408
9	Konaseema	5000	1231
10	Eluru	215000	116073
11	West Godavari	5000	1231
12	NTR	20000	11519
13	Krishna	16930	5811
14	SPSR Nellore	9800	3035
15	Tirupati	20099	400
16	Chittoor	9900	70
17	Anantapuram	2031	0
18	Guntur	1390	0
19	Palnadu	370	0
20	Bapatla	1070	9
21	Kurnool	3052	3
22	Annamayya	470	40
23	Nandyal	13530	0
24	YSR Kadapa	1235	102
Total		476913	226528