Apart from selling Jatropha oil there are other means to make money with Jatropha. The attached reports deal with the performance of Jatropha curcas in relation to Green House Gasses in several countries
India–GHG PERFORMANCE JATROPHA
BIODIESEL
Tanzania–Land Clearing and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from
Jatropha Biofuels on African Miombo Woodland
Thailand–Energy and Greenhouse Gas Implications of Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas L.
Usefull Publications
| Contents | Author/Publisher | Year | Comments |
| GHG Performance of Jatropha Biodiesel | Ecofys | 2009 | Report commissioned by D1oils Plant Science |
| Nursery and Agrotechniques of Jatropha | Naresh Kaushik | 2008 | Pretty complete presentation from research station in Bawal, India |
| Soil quality recovery by using Jatropha | Patolia | 2007 | Proper agricultural practice and Jatropha improve soil conditions |
| Intercropping with groundnuts | ICRISAT | 2007 | Positive influence of intercrop on Jatropha and vice versa |
| Variation in Oil Composition of Thevetia peruviana Juss ‘Yellow Oleander’ Fruit Seeds | IBIYEMI | 2002 | Other oil crop, good to combine with Jatropha hedges |
| BIOFUELS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS FROM JATROPHA. CURCAS, CHAPTER 1 | GUBITZ, MITTELBACH, TRABI | JATROPHA Classic, provided by FACT | |
| BIOFUELS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS FROM JATROPHA. CURCAS, CHAPTER 5 | GUBITZ, MITTELBACH, TRABI | JATROPHA Classic, provided by FACT | |
| Patiola | 2007 | Results of seedcake fertilizer trial | |
| Fact Jatropha handbook | FACT | 2006 | First draft of Jatropha handbook from Wageningen |
| Global Market Study on Jatropha | Gexsi | 2008 | The best of not very good market studies about Jatropha |
| Jatropha curcas, a potential source for tomorrows oil and biodiesel | Becker | 2008 | general article about Jatropha |
| GTZ=Biofuels for transportation in Tanzania | GTZ | 2005 | Market study with solid (old) figures |
| Pongamia | ICRISAT | Pongamia caracteristics | |
| Transition towards Jatropha biofuels in Tanzania | Janske van Eijck, African Studies Centre | 2007 | An analysis with Strategic Niche Management. Janske was general manager at Diligent, Tanzania |
| Bellyache Bush, Jatropha gossypiifolia | Queensland government | Why Australia banned Jatropha curcas | |
| Global outlook and potential for sustainable biomass resources | André Faaij, Copernicus institute Utrecht | 2007 | Excellent presentation |
| Jatropha oil quality related to use in diesel engines and refining methods | Arakis | Good example of the KISS principles | |
| Claims and facts on_Jatropha curcas L Wageningen | UR-Plant_Research_International-Jongschaap_et_al_ | 2007 | Interesting overview of facts and claims |
| Physic nut | Joachim Heller | 1996 | A must |
| GHG Emissions from Jatropha Biofuel revised for FACT 03-07-2009[1].pdf | Romijn | 2009 | |
| ProsopisKenyaSummaryReport |
Putting Knowledge on Prosopis into use in Kenya. Pioneering Advances in 2006. KEFRI, Nairobi, Kenya and HDRA, Coventry, UK. 13pp.
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2006 | Turning a negative into a big positive |
| ProsopisKenya Eridication | HDRA | 2005 | |
| J. de Jong | 2007 | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Jatropha Agronomy and Plant Breeding at LIRE | Frank Hirsinger | 2007 | Jatropha breeding in Laos |
| Achten | 2007 | ||
| Peter Beerens | 2007 | research regarding oil expelling | |
| Amanda Mitchel | 2008 | ||
| M.B.Gush. (abstract only) | |||
| WATER USE OF JATROPHA | Roel. Blesgraaf | 2009 | |
| Cambodia biofuel, size does matter | 2006 | ||
| Assessment of the Jatropha value chain in Northern Tanzania | Lode Messemaker | 2008 | Thesis |
Jatropha History
Intercropping/Doublecropping
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Published with kind permission of Ab van Peer.(MASc)
