Joint Venture to Produce Jatropha-Based Biodiesel
MOZAMBIQUE - Canada and Mozambique, in a joint venture, plan to invest US $150 in a jatropha-based biodiesel project.

Cebu Pressed to Become Biodiesel Producer
THE PHILIPPINES - If only Filipino farmers were open to planting jatropha and learn how to manage the crop while the government expands jatropha plantations, Cebu would definitely have...

Brazil Company Invests in Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
RIO DE JANEIRO - Abcesso Biofuels intend to be large-scale Jatropha Curcas, Biodiesel producer in Brazil.

Tanzania: Food vs. Fuel Causing Confusion
TANZANIA - Last year, by one estimate, the government of Mozambique received bids from foreign investors to buy a remarkable 110,000 square kilometres of land, more than an eighth of...

Jatoil Ltd. Dependent on Jatropha
SYDNEY - Australia-listed Jatoil Ltd. is banking on jatropha to deliver on its promise as a next generation biofuel feedstock, reports Energy Current.

Workshop on Jatropha Cultivation for Biodiesel Production
JAIPUR, INDIA - IKF Green Fuel Limited, an upcoming Biodiesel firm has organized one day workshop on 18th May, 08 at Institute of Health and Family welfare, Jaipur, Rajasthan, reports...

P4.3B in Loans Allotted for Jatropha Farmers
MANILA - The Land Bank of the Philippines has set aside P4.3 billion in loans for the development of a 100-hectare tract of marginal land in Quezon, which will be planted to jatropha,...

D1 Oils Conduct Test for Jatropha Cultivation
INDONESIA - A series of trials testing the cultivation potential of jatropha curcas in poor soils has been set up by D1 Oils, reports Biofuel Review.

Malaysia Looks to Jatropha for Biodiesel
KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian government is looking to use jatropha oil for production of biodiesel in the future, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin...

Biodiesel Plants Idle Due to High Soy Prices
MINNESOTA - Richard Stadheim, a fourth-generation farmer, grows crops on about 3,200 acres in Albert Lea, Minnesota, writes Jonathan Starkey.

Initiatives to Improve Farming Community
THE PHILIPPINES - With the farming community now reeling from the regional crisis on the food wheat and grain front, farmers of the 4th district of Laguna were at least optimistic over...

Nigeria Uses Jatropha as a Source of Biofuels
NIGERIA - A short and hardy tree that Nigerians have used for centuries to demarcate farmland could be the way forward for biofuels, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) said Wednesday,...

Malaysia & Indonesia Partner in Jatropha Industry
KUALA LUMPUR - According to Bernama, Malaysia and Indonesia are together venturing into the jatropha industry under the ambit of renewable energy, the Plantation Industries and Commodities...

New Report Reveals Biofuel Fiasco in Burma
MYANMAR - According to the Ethnic Community Development Forum, a draconian campaign by Burma’s military to grow eight million acres of the Jatropha curcas tree for biofuel production...

Philippine Government Bans Conversion of Agricultural Land to Other Uses
MANILA - The Philippines has taken measures to reduce the its reliance on imported oil, writes Karen Lema (Reuters).