Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said his Ministry is giving high priority to enhance the productivity of oilseeds and pulses to achieve self sufficiency. Addressing the Members of the Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Agriculture in New Delhi, Mr Singh said that Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture will jointly work on a two-pronged approach of productivity enhancement and increasing production through area expansion for meeting the shortage of pulses. <br/><br/>The Minister said that in order to make country self sufficient in vegetable oil, the productivity enhancement programme for oilseeds may also require institutional and policy support in a campaign mode besides technological support from ICAR.

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said it is giving high priority to enhance the productivity of oilseeds and pulses to achieve self sufficiency. Addressing the Members of the Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Agriculture in New Delhi, Mr Singh said that Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture will jointly work on a two-pronged approach of productivity enhancement and increasing production through area expansion for meeting the shortage of pulses.<br/><br/>The Minister said that in order to make country self sufficient in vegetable oil, the productivity enhancement programme for oilseeds may also require institutional and policy support in a campaign mode besides technological support from ICAR.