What happened to Jatropha revolution?

SINGAPORE (Commodity Online): What happened to the once acclaimed Jatropha
revolution which was about to bring winds of change in the energy sector? It
seems nobody knows clearly what happened to the big Jatropha projects.

And, as if the plight of Jatropha industry is not bad enough, a provocatively
titled webinar “Is the Jatropha Sector becoming another Dot Com Bubble?”
appeared on September 30.

However, Jatro entrepreneurs Chris Hunter & James Scruby offered proof that the
Jatropha industry has learnt a lot in the few short years since Jatropha was
first planted as a commercial energy crop, and that given reasonable time to
domesticate the plant, there is a silver lining to Jatropha biofuel production.

Chris & James are Directors at Viridesco, which has a 4-year-old Jatropha
plantation in Mozambique. James is also a director at Elsbett AG, a world leader
in pure plant oil technology for diesel engines, which utilises Jatropha oil as
fuel.

During a discussion, organised by the Second JatrophaWorld Africa team, Chris &
James shared their expectations and business models to reflect the current
realities of Jatropha cultivation, and provided honest views on yields, water
requirements, harvesting and other on-the-ground realities of managing a
Jatropha plantation.

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