Dear Group Members,
The 'Resources and Livelihoods Group' of Prayas, Pune, has come up with a report titled 'Jatropha in Horticulture Program of Employment Gurantee Scheme: An Assessment from Small Farmers Perspective'.
Here is an abstract of the report.
In April 2006, Maharashtra state government announced a policy for Jatropha plantation through the horticulture program of state’s Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS). This report reviews the status of development of Jatropha-specific cultivation practices and factors affecting economics of Jatropha plantation. Based on this, the report also analyzes the economic feasibility of Jatropha plantation through EGS from the perspective of small farmers and also assesses the
scale of employment generated through such an activity. The study also exposes various gaps and bad practices in the Jatropha-EGS policy of Maharashtra state. In conclusion, the study indicates that in the present state of development, Jatropha plantation cannot become an economic asset for small farmers and its inclusion in the horticulture program would fail to fulfill objectives of the Employment Guarantee Scheme. The study is of special value for organizations, activists, and individuals working on Employment Guarantee Scheme and on issues related to Jatropha plantation.
If any member on the group is interested in receving a copy of the report, then please contact me.
Regards
Dr. Chandrasehkhar Joglekar
Senior Research Associate,
PRAYAS, Pune.
Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...> wrote:
Dear Group Members,
I am still recieving lots of mails by Jatropha supporters that
there is no plant on this earth having positive qualities like
Jatropha. Few months back I prepared an article to give scientific
explanation of Myths related with Jatropha. For new members here is
link to that article
Bare facts about poisonous Jatropha curcas.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchTyp e=earticleView& earticleId= 877&page= -2
I am adding new information regularly in this article. The social
workers have translated this article in over 10 Indian languages and
also in many foriegn languages. They are using it as tool to fight
against promotion of Jatropha. Keep visiting this link for new
updates.
regards
Pankaj Oudhia
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