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Uganda getting on to Jatropha bandwagon
A local company Africa Power Initiative (API) is in advanced stages of producing 60,000 litters a day from locally grown jatropha and other oil seeds in Uganda's north-eastern region of Karamoja. The project fully integrates the local community, was kick-started in April 2008, and is the brainchild of a API in partnership with American and local investors. The farm located in Karamoja's southern most district of Nakapiripit district, employs over 500 people on 2,000 acres of land. - Read More
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Wild Jatropha in Mali could yield 10 mill l of jatropha
In Mali, there are more than 10,000 kilometers of Jatropha hedges, which grow annually at a rate of 2,000 kilometers per year, representing a potential of more than 5 million liters of oil per year.
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Jatropha in sewage in Egypt
“Since we started researching the subject of alternative energy four years ago, many countries requested Egypt to plant Jatropha that grows on treated sewage water,” said El-Diwany. “As we planted Jatropha successfully in Luxor, Sohag, Abu Rawash as well as different parts of Sinai and Matrouh, results showed that it grows better in Egypt than in India, its country of origin,” added the researcher. Nov 14, 2008 - Read More
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