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Publication Date:
July 29, 2010
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Carbon Positive Jatropha holds promise as a biofuel crop but its lack of cultivation history and crop improvement make the plant’s oil yield highly variable in both quantity and quality, according to a landmark report.
The report, Jatropha: A Smallholder Bioenergy Crop, was published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development this month. The aim of the report was to assess the economic potential of the plant for small land holders in developing countries. Its conclusions, however, will be of wide relevance to all those interested in jatropha agriculture.
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