Jatropha market in India

[victorka]

Hello,

Can someone please guide me about the marketing of Jatropha in India?

Also please guide me about the following details:

- Expenditure for planting 1 hectare
- Labour management
- Govt subsidy
- Time to grow
- Breakeven point
- Profit

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Siddhartha.

 

[Ashwini]

Hi Siddhartha,

Market for jatropa in India

1.The Indian Railways has started to use the oil (blended with diesel fuel in various ratios) from the Jatropha plant to power its diesel engines with great success. Currently the diesel locomotives that run from Thanjavur to Nagore section and Tiruchirapalli to Lalgudi, Dindigul and Karur sections run on a blend of Jatropha and diesel oil.
2.Andhra Pradesh has entered into a formal agreement with Reliance Industries for Jatropha planting. The company has selected 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land at Kakinada to grow jatropha for high quality bio-diesel fuel. Kerala is planning a massive Jatropha planting campaign.
3.Labland Biodiesel is a Mysore based Private Limited Company. Since the year 2002, the Company is active in Biodiesel and Jatropha curcas-based Research and Development activities headed by its Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. Sudheer Shetty.

4.D1 Williamson Magor Bio Fuel Limited is a joint venture company between D1 Oils plc, UK and Williamson Magor group. This biodiesel initiative was incorporated in July 2006. Advocating the creation of energy from renewable resources, the company promotes Jatropha Plantations on the wasteland possessed by the farmers in the North Eastern States, Orissa and Jharkhand. The Company has a comprehensive network to manufacture bio-diesel from the oilseeds harvested by the farmers.

Please check the following website for economics, subsidy

Jatropha Bio-diesel,Jatropha Curcas,Jatropha Plantation,Bio-diesel Technology, Jatropha Intercropping,Jatropha Technology.

REgards
Ashwini S