Jatropha Curcas

The experience of Diligent Tanzania Ltd reflects the operations of a commercial project however initial seed funding came from a Dutch government grant.

The global demand for energy, and associated services, is increasing.

This paper presents results from comprehensive field surveys of jatropha projects in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali in 2012. The article singles out the salient economic and social impact results and derives lessons.

Much information has been collected during the Seminar on Jatropha held, in March 2007, in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Some of them are summarized in this paper.

Summary of the presentation

The Garalo Bagani Yelen project has been the result of the clear request of the rural
commune of Garalo and the population there, which has long standing relationship with MFC. The project partners are:

Since 2005, HIVOS has supported projects in Honduras, Mozambique, Peru, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe that are using Jatropha for local development.