Burmese Jatropha Planting Is Wasting Valuable Land

The advantage of using jatropha curcas to create biodiesel fuel is that the
plant can grow almost anywhere. As a result, land that can be used for growing
productive crops that feed people doesn't need to be squandered on something
like corn for ethanol. In turn that means food prices don't have to rise to meet
industry demand for corn based ethanol.

However, in Burma, the government is forcing its people to grow jatropha at
levels that are causing food problems by wasting land on the crop. What's worse,
the country doesn't have the infrastructure to convert the nut to oil.

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