Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Telangana Farmers Face Oil Palm Challenges Amid Government Push
Farmers in Telangana, who grow oil palm, are having a tough time.
Some of the young plants they bought turned out to be bad, meaning they didn't grow well and didn't produce fruit.
Also, the price they get for their fruit has gone down because the government changed some rules about importing oil.
The farmers want the government to help them by setting a minimum price for their fruit and making sure they can get good quality plants.
The government is trying to get more farmers to grow oil palm, but these problems are making it difficult.
Telangana oil palm farmers face challenges like poor sapling quality and price fluctuations.
Farmers report significant losses due to low-quality oil palm plants, with some yielding no fruit after four years.
Price of fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) dropped after the reduction of import duties on crude edible oils.
Telangana's Agri Minister appealed to the Union Minister to set a minimum support price for oil palm.
The Agriculture Minister also requested a review of the import duty reduction and the empanelment of quality seed suppliers.
- Who
- Oil palm farmers, Telangana Oil Fed Aswaraopet Oil Palm Growers Society, Telangana Agriculture Minister.
- What
- Challenges faced by oil palm farmers in Telangana, including poor sapling quality and price fluctuations.
- When
- Recent events, as of June 13, 2025.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- Farmers are facing issues due to the poor quality of saplings and price drops caused by import duty changes.
Oil Palm Farmers' Concerns
Government's Perspective
Sapling Quality
Oil Palm Farmers' Concerns
Farmers allege the plants are of low quality.
Government's Perspective
Government's push to increase area under oil palm.
Price of FFBs
Oil Palm Farmers' Concerns
Farmers express concern about price drop due to import duties.
Government's Perspective
Government's reduction in import duties on crude edible oils.
- Location
- Telangana, India
- Main Issue
- Poor sapling quality, price fluctuations
- FFB Price Drop
- ₹18,700 per tonne
- Minister's Appeal
- Minimum support price of ₹25,000 per tonne
- Affected Acreage
- 1.2 lakh hectares (Telangana)