NEPC Blames Dwindling Agriculture on Primitive Practices
NIGERIA - The Acting Executive Director of the NEPC (Nigeria Export Promotion Council), Aliu Mohammed Lawal has placed blame on the declining fortune of the Nigerian agricultural sector...

Jatoil Urges Government to Permit Jatropha Cultivation
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government has banned jatropha as a weed in the northern regions, but Jatoil Ltd. is trying to persuade it to permit cultivation of the plant.

Zubiri: Jatropha Seeds as Biofuels Source
THE PHILIPPINES - With no end in sight to the skyrocketing of fuel prices, the national government is looking into alternative fuel sources to avert a looming economic catastrophe.

Jatropha to Aid Unsettled Farmers
INDIA - A company based in the North, IKF Green Fuel Ltd., plans to invest a hundred crore rupees on a jatropha plantation and a refinery in Vidarbha.

Jatropha Cultivation Won't Affect Food Crop Expense
MALAYSIA - Jatropha cultivation in Sabah for the production of biodiesel will not be done at the expense of food crops.

IBI Acquires Share in Jatropha Production
SAO PAULO - Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI) announced today a 10% acquisition of Irish jatropha developer South Cone Agriculture, Ltd (SCA) for an undisclosed amount.

Sri Lanka to Create Biodiesel from Jatropha
SRI LANKA - According to the Daily News, a Sri Lankan company has taken the initiative to find an alternative energy source in the wake of the current fuel crisis.

Biofuels Taking Off with JAL
NEW ZEALAND - Air New Zealand's trying it with jatropha, and Virgin Atlantic thought that coconut oil would do the trick. Now it's time for Japan Airlines to give biofuel flying a ...

Use of Biodiesel in Armed Forces Advocated
INDIA - The Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju has stressed the need for use of biodiesel and non-conventional energy sources in the Armed Forces.

Market Price for CJO Urged
INDONESIA - Experts have urged the government to come up with a market price for crude jatropha oil (CJO) to attract more investors to the country's developing biofuel sector.

PNOC Acquires Jatropha Equipment for R&D Activity
THE PHILIPPINES - Due to flexibility of crude oil prices in the world market, the biofuels branch of state-owned PNOC stresses on the need to speed up the R&D process of biofuels in...

Making the Best Use of Biofuels
RWANDA - The whole "Food Vs. Fuel" debate is threatening developing nations - nations that have to both food AND fuel for the sake of survival.

Jatropha Faces Lack of Promotion
INDONESIA - The use of the Jatropha curcas plant in biofuels has still not caught on because of certain doubts among farmers and investors about its economic feasibility.

Jatropha-Biofuel Conference to be Held in Indonesia
JAKARTA - Indonesia's Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), in collaboration with Indonesia's second largest cement company PT Indocement, will jointly host an international conference...

Jatropha Processing Plant to be Set Up
THAILAND - Curcas Energy (Thailand) and Jatropha Energy and Biomass, in a joint venture, are coming up with a Bt2 billion jatropha processing plant in Khon Kaen province.