Indian Farmers who have planted Jatropha Curcas are facing some problems, such as:
- Low productivity
- Non-availability of standardised good seeds
- Technical advice
- Non-availability of information about oil extraction
- Lack of knowledge about prospective purchasers of jatropha seed or bio-fuel
Other countries who plan to go into the cultivation of Jatropha Curcas as a source of Biodiesel should do well to study the problems that Indian producers are facing before jumping head first into this endeavor. In the Philippines there is still some discrepancy as to where the public should get information from on the propagation of Jatropha. You would assume that the Department of Agriculture would be the most logical place to go, but upon going there they were pointing me to go to the Department of Science and Technology.
Although the one all-knowing body is yet to be designated, the Philippine Coconut Authority (under the Department of Agriculture), Department of Energy, Philippine Coconut Authority and Department of Science and Technology are jointly into the research of this plant as a source of energy.
Original Article here
Category: Biodiesel
October 16th, 2006 at 11:41 am
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