# Shift NMEO-OP 2.0 focus from area to productivity, says analysis 2026-08-08T06:15:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India's National Mission on Edible Oils, Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) must shift from financial expansion to ensuring every planted hectare becomes productive, argues an analysis in The Hindu Business Line. The first phase built a policy framework for oil palm cultivation, but NMEO-OP 2.0 should prioritise 'irrigation-first' implementation, effective area expansion and outcome-based monitoring. Only plantations with assured water before planting deliver high Fresh Fruit Bunch yields, the article says. An Effective Plantation Index measuring irrigation readiness, survival rates, age-wise productivity and farmer income is proposed to replace simple area-counting as a success metric, without creating extra reporting burden. ## Coverage - thehindubusinessline.com Tags: edible oils, farmer income, Irrigation, NMEO-OP, oil palm Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shift-nmeo-op-2-0-focus-from-area-to-productivity-says-analysis/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shift-nmeo-op-2-0-focus-from-area-to-productivity-says-analysis/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.