Zimbabwe has introduced new regulations requiring grain and oilseed processors to source at least 40% of needs locally from April 2026, rising...
Amid rising edible oil prices, farmers in southern Bangladesh are increasingly turning to oilseed cultivation. In Barishal, acreage jumped nearly 45% in...
Sunflower farming is booming in four Chandpur upazilas—Matlab Uttar, Sadar, Kachua, and Hajiganj—thanks to government incentives and local agriculture officials’ support. In...
India faces a significant gap between its edible oil production (12.7 million tonnes) and consumption (28+ million tonnes) during 2023–24, leading to...
The Indian government plans to purchase a record 6M tonnes of oilseeds under its Price Support Scheme (PSS) in 2024/25 as market...
The Indian government has launched the National Mission on Edible Oils–Oilseeds (NMEO-OS) with an outlay of ₹10,103 crore to boost domestic oilseed...
Rajasthan's rabi crop planting has been slower than anticipated this season, covering 42.17 lakh hectares (lh) by November 6, down from 49.44...
Following a recent hike in import duties on edible oils, the mandi prices of soybean in India have risen by around ₹500...
To reduce India's reliance on edible oil imports, the government aims to boost domestic oilseeds production by increasing yields, expanding cultivation, and...