India's Soybean Success: Developing Biotechnology Capacity!! Soybean is among the most important oil crops in India, accounting for 34% area under oil crops, 23% area under domestic vegetable oil, and more than 50% of oilcake/meal production. Professor Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, in his article; Lessons from Soybean; highlighted that Soybean, which occupies the largest area among oil crops in India as well as the world, offers interesting lessons and represents a unique case of agricultural diversification and transformation through exotic germplasm, especially in rainfed agriculture. In India, Soybean output significantly increased from 130,000 tonnes in mid-1970s to 13.6 Million tonnes in 2021-22. The success of Soybean in large-scale area diversification, even in the absence of any yield gain, offers various useful lessons and insights. Read more: business-standard.com/opinio… #PMOIndia #NITIAayog #Soybean #Biotechnology

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