Dal and Oil: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's kitchen imports, the Yellow Revolution, import duties, oil palm and oilseeds.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India’s kitchen imports, the Yellow Revolution, import duties, oil palm and oilseeds.

Question 1 of 5 Roughly what share of India's edible oil demand is met by imports?

5 percent 55 to 60 percent 100 percent 20 percent

India is the world's largest edible oil importer.

Question 2 of 5 What did the Technology Mission on Oilseeds achieve by the early 1990s?

Near self-sufficiency in edible oils Full dependence on imports A ban on cooking oil No change

This was the Yellow Revolution.

Question 3 of 5 Why does India change edible oil import duties often?

To balance consumer prices and farmer incomes Because of WTO bans To stop all trade Randomly

Duties are cut when prices spike and raised to support farmers.

Question 4 of 5 Why is oil palm attractive?

It produces much more oil per hectare It grows in one month It needs no water It is a pulse

But it takes years to yield.

Question 5 of 5 How do Indian soybean yields compare with the US and Brazil?

About a third of their levels Higher Equal Ten times higher

Rain-fed farming and older seeds limit yields.

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