The ‘ethanol from maize’ programme has pushed up prices of maize whereas there is no such programme for oilseeds, says a former agriculture commissioner
There was an increase in maize area this kharif season, but it also seems to have an unintended impact on oilseeds area in some states as farmers seem to be moving towards a new evolving ‘cash crop’ which was so far only known as a coarse cereal. But, experts feel that there needs to be proper crop planning to make sure that the recently rolled out National Oilseeds Mission becomes a success.
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