Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Feb 16th, 2010
Much of the hype and excitement surrounding biofuels – and surrounding the oil seed crop jatropha in particular – seems to be coming from international consultants and investors. Ministers, farmers, politicians and NGOs who are based …
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Feb 16th, 2010
Five years ago jatropha was hailed by investors and scientists as a breakthrough in the battle to find a biofuel alternative to fossil fuels that would not further impoverish developing countries by diverting resources away from food …
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
At the same time, farmers have higher disposable income because they’re growing, and selling, jatropha .
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
At the same time, farmers have higher disposable income because they’re growing, and selling, jatropha .
Posted in Uncategorized, power stations on Nov 5th, 2009
FOOD for thought: what if the emissions from coal-fired power stations could be use to make a high-protein livestock feed—a feed that lowers methane emissions from cattle and sheep?
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2009
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Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Jun 24th, 2009
The jatropha tree doesn’t have the name recognition or lobbying clout of corn-based ethanol, but the energy industry is increasingly spending development dollars and examining it as a potentially better biofuel source: It is easier to grow than corn, untied to the food market and free from any carbon dioxide or sulfur emissions.
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Jun 10th, 2009
The oil-rich biofuel crop jatropha , once hailed as a “green gold” because of its ability to grow in arid regions, actually requires more water than other food and biofuel crops, according to a new report published in the Proceedings of …
Posted in Uncategorized, intercropping on Jun 1st, 2009
They receive education regarding intercropping or border planting the jatropha so as not to use land their food crops need, and co-op labor when needed. They will re-pay labor costs from future crops. This money will then be reinvested …
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on May 23rd, 2009
Indigenous cotton varieties can be intercropped with food crops. Bt-cotton can only be grown as a monoculture. Indigenous cotton is rain fed