FACT Jatropha Handbook

The application of Jatropha oil for energy purposes is a relatively new phenomenon. Although the plant and its features have been known for generations, only in 2005 the real interest in Jatropha oil as biofuel started to take off. Since its establishment in 2005, FACT Foundation has obtained a lot of experience in all aspects of Jatropha, from cultivation to end‐use, mainly by the execution of its first three pilot projects in Honduras, Mali and Mozambique.
This Handbook is the result of the knowledge gathered by FACT Foundation from its projects and seminars, and from projects of others that FACT was involved with. It was first published in an electronic form on FACT’s website in march 2006 and has been regularly updated ever since. The current version is the first that has been taken into print.