Solvent Extractors Association will ask paddy and wheat growers in Punjab and Haryana to partly switch to mustard so as to meet the aim of 10 million tonne mustard output by 2020. A shift to mustard will also check a sharp fall in underground water table level in the two states as the oilseed crop needs comparatively less water for growth. Use of genetically modified mustard crop would also help in meeting the objective of 10 million tonne mustard production. Higher mustard production in domestic markets will reduce burden on imports of edible oils. The country meets 70% of its domestic demand through imports of edible oils and Mustard crop accounts for around 20% of the total oilseed basket.