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Is Jatropha a promising crop for Africa’s biofuel production?
Jatropha: A Promising Crop for Africa’s Biofuel Production? Jatropha has often been proposed as a miracle crop for the production of oil, because of the high yields and low requirements in terms of land quality, climate and crop management.
Can jatropha oil be used locally?
Jatropha production and processing offers opportunities for a wide variety of products that can be used locally: For domestic purposes, jatropha oil could mainly be used as cooking fuel in adapted cooking stoves, and as lighting source in adapted lamps. Another use is in electricity generators, potentially connected to a local electricity grid.
How does jatropha oil affect local prosperity?
Local prosperity is determined by the benefits of the local population, either income or non-financial benefits like access to energy, capacity building and education. Especially the availability of jatropha oil for local communities and its use in special equipment has positive effects.