DEG Jatropha Support Programme

This was a private public partnership funded by nine East African companies and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through DEG. Using nine 10 hectare test sites across East Africa, the three year research programme aimed to contribute to understanding which types of Jatropha give the best yields under which conditions and sustainable management practices. Jatropha Support Programme seeks to answer: Is it economically viable to grow Jatropha as a sustainable biofuel feedstock in East Africa?

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Background Documents

Useful Links

European expert group report Report on the European Expert Group on Future transport fuels.

DED UNDP GEF DED UNDP GEF jatropha work on the Kenyan Coast.

Brazilian Jatropha growers network Brazilian Jatropha growers network.

Biofuels in Tanzania Biofuels in Tanzania: Status, Opportunities and Challenges.

Jatropha project in Uganda and Kenya Jatropha project in Uganda and Kenya.

Jatropha research at Wageningen University Holland Jatropha research at Wageningen University in Holland.

Green power conferences Large scale well organised 'green power' conferences.

Pisces/ACTs project documents Pisces/ACTs project documents on clean bioenergy in Africa.

Jatropha manual Updated Jatropha manual in Fact Foundation library.

Domestication of jatropha Agronomy article on domestication of Jatropha.

FAO review FAO Review of Jatropha as a small holder bioenergy crop.

Bioenergy Bioenergy, Land Use Change and Climate Change Mitigation.