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Plantation Assessment
Potential area and current cultivation
- Total potential area: 99 lakh hectares, identified by a 2020 reassessment committee.
- Distribution: 37 lakh hectares in general states and 9.62 lakh hectares in the North East.
- Current cultivation: As of early 2023 (under NMEO-OP), only about 3.69 lakh hectares were under cultivation, with 1.89 lakh hectares fruiting.
- Significant gap: There is a large difference between potential and actual cultivation, showing ample room for growth.





