About 57% of India's edible oil needs are met through imports. To reduce this dependence, it is essential to make soybean cultivation profitable, increase production, and ensure fair prices for the produce to farmers. If oilseed cultivation does not yield adequate profits, farmers may turn to other crops like maize and sugarcane. In such a situation, it will be difficult to achieve the goal of reducing dependence on edible oil imports. The count…
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About 57% of India's edible oil needs are met through imports. To reduce this dependence, it is essential to make soybean cultivation profitable, increase production, and ensure fair prices for the produce to farmers. If oilseed cultivation does not yield adequate profits, farmers may turn to other crops like maize and sugarcane. In such a situation, it will be difficult to achieve the goal of reducing dependence on edible oil imports. The count…