ACTION PLAN PROPOSED TO TARGET EDIBLE OIL SEED SHORTAGE IN PAKISTAN

1. NATIONAL EDIBLE OILSEEDS PRODUCTION
PLAN
DR MUHAMMAD ANJUM ALI
MEMBER PLANT SCIENCES DIVISION
PAKISTAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COUNCI;
ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN

3. EDIBLE OIL SITUATION
Description Year
2014-15
Year
2015-16
I Per capita consumption (kg/annum) 11.41* 11.50*
II Population (Million) 191.7** 195.4**
III Edible oil Requirement (Million Tons) 2.187 2.247
IV Local Production (Million Tons) 0.556 0.462
V Imports (Million Tons) 2.967 3.264
VI Total Availability (Million Tons) 3.523 3.726
VII Industrial Use (10% of total availability),
(Million Tons)
0.352 0.373
VIII Net availability (Million Tons) 3.171 3.353
Edible oil Import bill Rs. billion
US$ billion
269.412
2.663
283.546
2.710
* Household Integrated economic survey (HIES) (2013-14) & (2015-16)
** Pakistan Economic Survey 2014-15 and 2015-16

4. 9.79
10.37
10.57
10.88
11.55
11.69
11.41
11.5
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
2001-02 2004-05 2005-06 2007-08 2010-11 2011-12 2013-14 2015-16
Kg/annum
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (KG/ANNUM)
Per Capita Consumption
(Kg/annum)

5. EDIBLE OIL SITUATION
 Pakistan 3rd largest edible oil importer in the world after China and
India.
 2nd Largest import item after Petroleum
 Share of domestic production
• 1980-81 & 2000-2001 32 %
• 2015-16 14 %
 Per capita consumption: 11.50 kg
HEIS REPORT 2015-16 PRESS REPORT 14 Kg/capita

6. SHARE OF IMPORTED EDIBLE OIL &
OILSEEDS
Oil Quantity
(Million Ton)
Share (%) Share in total
availability %
Palm Oil 2.730 94
86
Soybean Oil 0.141 05
Other Oils 0.015 01
Total 2.886
Oil from Oilseeds
Soybean 0.099 26
Canola 0.275 73
Sunflower 0.004 1
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 7.8 Kg Ghee 3.48 Kg Oil

7. SHARE OF LOCAL OILSEEDS
Crop Quantity
(Million Ton)
Share (%) Share in total
availability %
Cotton 0.356 77
14Rapeseed &
Mustard
0.065 14
Sunflower 0.035 8
Canola 0.006 1
Pakistan Oilseed Development Board

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Canola Area
SUNFLOWER & CANOLA AREA ENHANCEMENT
SINCE INCEPTION OF PODB

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PRODUCTION OF SUNFLOWER & CANOLA
SINCE INCEPTION OF PODB

10. REASONS OF NON SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF
OILSEEDS IN PAKISTAN
• Competition for Rabi and Kharif i.e Wheat, Cotton,
Sugarcane, Rice, Maize etc
• Heavy reliance on cheap imports & insignificant
share of local raw material
• Non significant work on R&D, promotional work and
institutional support
• Liberal Imports and enabling policies not conducive
to enhance local production
• Less funding for R&D and promotion of oilseeds
• After devolution, oilseed planning is exclusively a
provincial subject but has gained little attention
–

11. REASONS OF NON SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF
OILSEEDS IN PAKISTAN
Low productivity/profitability due to
– Plantation on rain-fed areas and marginal lands
– Use of sub-optimal inputs
– Traditional sowing methods & Harvesting problems
– Non significant work on edible oil trees
– Lack of high yielding varieties/hybrids
– Losses due to biotic and abiotic stresses
Increase in
consumption
/Population
No Oilseed
Policy
No Campaign
against
overuse
Up gradation
of Extraction/
Processing
business
Increase
share of
Local
Production
Antagonistic and exhaustive. Perception or Reality

12. WAY FORWARD
 National Oilseeds Policy to meet contemporary
conditions and ensuing situation
 National Oilseed Plan may be announced for next 10
years with monitoring through a National Commission for
productivity enhancement, self reliance through
– Strengthening of National Agriculture Research
System (NARS) for R&D and Extension service
– Establishment of Endowment fund for edible oil
production from farm to fork
– Rejuvenation of Pakistan Oilseeds Development
Board to plan, coordinate and to provide secretarial
support to the commission

13. DRAFT OILSEED POLICY
Self sufficiency in oilseed production and provision of
quality edible oil on competitive prices through
1. Exploring existing and exotic technologies for traditional and non
traditional areas and crops to make site Specific and crop specific
recommendations
2. Institutional support to bridge technology, yield and extension gaps
& strengthening of linkages between producers, processors,
marketers and consumers
3. Review international market prices, tariff structure, imported and
domestic products, mechanization of critical phases etc
4. Improving efficiencies, productivity, profitability and quality through
imports of men and material and supervision of private sector
5. Socio-economic studies on consumption pattern, hygiene, mal-
nutrition, poverty, health, BCR, value addition, improving
efficiencies and stakeholders interest to make cogent
recommendations

14. WAY FORWARD
 Review of tariffs and fees especially palm oil >90%. Will
improve cotton crop as well
 Traceability of edible oil imports from port to the
consumer end through digital means.
 Massive campaign against adulteration, deteriorating
quality in blending, misbranding etc
 Targeting malnutrition and health hazards and over use
of edible oil to implement WHO standards
 Venaspati Ghee (Hydrogenated Oil) manufacturing
regulation to avoid health hazards. 117 members and Rs
120 Billion annual tax (PVMA)
 PSQCA and Pure Food Rules may be implemented and
further improved if required

15. WAY FORWARD
 Modernization of Solvent Industry to improve its
efficiency (Replacement of old technology/machines)
 Registration & Regulation of solvent, ghee
manufacturing industry and expellers to streamline
quality edible oil availability and data management
import/export in the country.
 Consortium of private and public sector to develop
areas under oilseeds linked with solvent plants
 National Program for Palmoil and edible oil tree (Olive)
plantations with the help of Provincial Governments

16. WAY FORWARD
 APSEA to work on model of sugar and Tobacco industries to
provide quality seed and other inputs & procure as well
 Procurement on support prices announced (CCI India Model
can be introduced) and value addition like Rafhan model
 Farmers Support through low interest credit and crop
Insurance for the edible oilseed growers and dedicated
campaign on oilseeds
 Distribution of canola seeds in sachet of 250 gm for
intercropping in berseem crop on ridges (To replace sarsoon)
(Punjab has over 2 million acre area under Berseem/Lucerne)
 Distribution of small oil expellers at village level with training
about oil processing. (A Dedicated project at National Level
with share from the provinces for Canola cultivation)
 Cash subsidy through IT system @ Rs 5000/acre on
Sunflower and Canola like Punjab in other provinces

17. WAY FORWARD
 National Slogans, mega promotional plans (Seed
Support) to encourage oilseeds production for home
consumption for heath, income and reduce expenditure
 Education in schools/colleges and awareness seminars.
 TV shows, road shows, cooking programs &
competitions and other activities for healthy consumption
and demerits of low quality oils
 Establish a team of service providers for specialized
services on contract farming, corporate farming, cluster
farming etc
 Encouraging private sector for quality seed production,
training on local oil extraction & processing, farm
machinery provision and value addition

18. WAY FORWARD
 Development of short duration canola hybrids and
varieties with higher yields & resistant to shattering
 Development of local sunflower hybrids with higher
yields via-a-vis indigenous seed production.
 Promotion of photoperiod insensitive new soybean
varieties in different zones
 Use of quality seed (FSC&RD) and mechanization
 Improvement and effective dissemination of production
technology through provinces
 Private sector companies be invited and supported to
develop oilseeds areas i.e Palm, Olive, Sunflower,
Canola, safflower, groundnut, castor bean, sesame etc

19. PROPOSED ROLE FOR PODB
1. National and International forum for coordination and
policy formulation on oilseed sector
2. Collect / consolidate and maintain data on oilseeds for
future planning
3. Coordinate all activities relating to planting, supply,
sale/purchase, processing, distribution/movement,
storage/testing/inspecting, surveying, export and import of
edible oil and oilseeds.
4. Support the research organization working on
development of indigenous hybrid seeds of sunflower and
canola crops
5. Registration & Regulation of solvent, ghee manufacturing
industry and expellers to streamline quality edible oil
availability and import/export in the country.

20. PROPOSED ROLE FOR PODB
6. Determine duty/tariff on import /export of edible oil ad
oilseeds to safeguard the local farmers
7. Fixation of support price of oilseed crops to stabilize
market
8. Awareness campaigns for proper use of edible oils as per
nutritional requirement
9. Encourage the local machinery industry to develop canola
and sunflower planter, harvesters etc
10.Develop human resources in oilseed sector through
training and higher education.

21. THANKS