Distance Learning for Jatropha Biodiesel Established

The Center for Jatropha Promotion, an India-based organization devoted to providing support and services related to the development and establishment of Jatropha as a biofuel crop, has announced its “Distance Training (Learning) Program on Jatropha Biodiesel & Agricultural Hi-tech Techniques”. Jatropha is a tropical plant, whose non-edible nuts can be extracted for oil that can be used as raw material for biodiesel production. The program consists of online documents, CDs, DVDs, and covers a wide range of topics on Jatropha growing, processing, and economics. Among  the topics are: (1) Jatropha oil crop – concepts, sources, bio diversity and potential as renewable energy, (2) Jatropha crop cultivation & Jatropha crop care, (3) Jatropha oil and press machines, (4) Jatropha biodiesel- small scale production, (5) Jatropha economics and marketing, (6) Jatropha crop productivity, profitability, sustainability, and (7) Jatropha and CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) aspects. More information can be obtained at the above URL.  

Related information on the Jatropha plant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha