Potential areas identified for oil palm cultivation are said to be in foothills and mid-hill areas. Amidst raging controversy over land ownership rights in hill areas, how oil palm plantation is taken up is to be seen in the state, where…

The state government is gearing up to hold a high-level seminar on May 30 to promote oil palms plantation in Manipur and sensitise the general public about the importance of the mission TFM Report In a move to give a big push to…

"The total approved cost of the NMEO (Oil Palm) Scheme is Rs 11,040 crore, out of which Rs 8,844 crore is Central share and Rs 2,196 crore state share. For the year 2021-22, a total of Rs 10,422.69 lakh has been approved for various state…

Business Summit on National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm in NE states held in Guwahati. TFM Desk The union minister of agriculture & farmers welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar asserted that the government’s decision for making…

Stating that both India's Northeastern states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are biodiversity hotspots, it has appealed to the government to pick other regions for the prime minister’s National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP). …

Amidst the growing concerns and objections on oil palm cultivation across the globe, citing environmental hazards and human rights violations, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh had on 12 November (2020) pushed forward oil palm…

After landing in Imphal, Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Shaheed Minar and Nupi Lal Complex. He later visited the famous Ema Market and interacted with the Imas (mothers) there. TFM Report Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…

For whom is the project? A very loose response from the state authority may be, this monoculture will improve state economy. The response sounds irresponsible in the absence of substantial supports and evidence. By Jinine Laishramcha…

Farmer representatives from across the state, who gathered at Diocesan Social Service Society (DSSS), Manitripukhri, Manipur for a consultation meeting, deliberated on the issues and challenges faced by the farmers of Manipur TFM Desk…

There are those who are promoting palm oil as economically viable for the country to meet its domestic needs for edible oil, while on the other hand there are those who oppose the monoculture that has potential for long term impacts –…