ENA Sectors 2025-07-18 15:06:56 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Jul 18 (KNN) </strong>The Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) organised a stakeholder dialogue on sustainable palm oil development in Hyderabad. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Over 60 participants from government agencies, farmer organisations, industry, and civil society discussed the future of palm oil production in Telangana and India.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Telangana produced over 53,000 metric tonnes of crude palm oil in 2023, operating 14 processing facilities, 44 nurseries, and 2.55 lakh acres under cultivation across 31 districts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The state is positioned to lead India's sustainable palm oil development under the National Mission on Edible Oil - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Dr. Ashutosh A. Murkute, Director General, NI-MSME, emphasised the need for multi-stakeholder dialogues to bridge gaps between producers, processors, traders, and policymakers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Rijit Sengupta, CEO, CRB, highlighted India's progress in palm oil development and noted that the country's 'low-risk' designation under the EU Deforestation Regulation creates opportunities for global market expansion.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Smt. V. Sarojini Devi, Joint Director, Horticulture &amp; Sericulture for Telangana, outlined the state's interventions including Rs 4 crore in awareness programs, youth-based Harvest Groups, and community initiatives. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">She called for better coordination between departments and technical institutions to address scaling challenges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">CSR Murthy, Former Chief General Manager of NABARD, discussed financial institutions' role in supporting palm oil production, while Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Senior Advisor at CRB, presented agro-marketing strategies to position Telangana as a sustainable palm oil hub.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Technical sessions examined the business case for sustainable palm oil and international benchmarks. The event concluded with group discussions identifying challenges and opportunities across production, consumption, and marketing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Representatives emphasised the importance of continued collaboration to align India's edible oil ambitions with sustainability principles.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 42861 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/stakeholders-convene-in-hyderabad-to-advance-sustainable-palm-oil-development 2025-07-18 15:06:56 knnindia.co.in