Center for Jatropha Promotion Embarks on Ambitious 5-Trillion Jatropha Tree-Planting Plan
November 7, 2008http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140073&Itemid=31
http://www.worldenergy.net/public_information/show_news.php?nid=744
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The Center for Jatropha Promotion (CJP) in India is set to implement its “New Biodiesel Tree Plantation” (NBTP) Project which aims to plant 5 trillion Jatropha trees in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The target is to produce 10 million tons of Jatropha-biodiesel per year, and to initiate a sustainable biofuel industry in the above-mentioned states. The CJP is dedicated to the development of alternative fuels from non-food oilseed bearing trees. The overall goal of the Center is to “contribute to the Millennium Development Goals by enhancing ecologically sensitive, pro-poor investments in sustainable non-food biodiesel feedstocks in the developing world.” It is presently doing some work on 12 identified biodiesel feedstocks: algae, jojoba(Simmondsia chinesis), Karanja (Pongamia pinnata), Kokum (Garcinia indica), Mahua (Madhuca indica), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Simarouba (Simarouba glauca), horseradish (Moringa oleifera), Tumba (Citrullus colocynthis), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), Ricinus communis and Camelina.
Related information: Center for Jatropha Promotion website: http://www.jatrophaworld.org/
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