Telangana for hike in oil palm import duty

Telangana’s agriculture minister, Tummala Nageswara Rao, is uniting southern and northeastern states to address the challenges faced by domestic oil palm farmers due to low import duties. He is urging the Centre to increase customs duty on crude palm oil imports to 44% and establish a Minimum Guarantee Price of Rs 25,000 per metric ton to protect farmers’ interests.