Imphal: Patanjali Foods Limited has made a deal with the Government of Manipur to implement an Oil Palm Plantation Program under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP). The agreement, signed on March 11 in Imphal, marks a significant step in boosting oil palm cultivation in the state, covering four districts in a phased manner.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was formally signed by Peter Salam, MCS, Director of Agriculture, Government of Manipur, and Ashok Kumar Singh, Head of Northeast Oil Palm Operations, Patanjali Foods Limited, in the presence of Arun Kumar Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary of Agriculture, Government of Manipur. The event was also attended by senior officials from Patanjali Foods Limited, viz Subhas Bhattacharjee, Advisor, and Sri Tapas Kumar Tripathi, Deputy General Manager.
Patanjali-Manipur oil palm deal
Under this agreement, Patanjali Foods Limited will begin it's operations from April 1, 2025, covering approximately 2,700 hectares of oil palm plantation in Manipur in the first year. The initiative will initially focus on three districts – Imphal East, Thoubal, and Kakching, with Bishnupur district in the second phase.
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With this MOU, Patanjali Foods Limited has now expanded its oil palm plantation operations to six Northeastern states where NMEO-OP is actively being implemented. In the fiscal year 2024-25, the company has already covered 10,000 hectares of oil palm plantations across the Northeast and aims to expand to 20,000 hectares during fiscal year 2025-26.
This flagship Mission of Govt of India is expected to bring significant economic benefits to farmers in Manipur by promoting sustainable oil palm cultivation and enhancing self-reliance in edible oil production under the flagship NMEO-OP initiative.
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