JATROPHA PLANTATION – SCOPE AND POTENTIAL UNDER JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT
By
Ashwani Kumar, IFS, CCF (Research)
and
Dr. R.J.Srivastava, Forest Influences Officer
Forest Research Institute, Kanpur
Abstract
One of the main crops currently being promoted for bio-diesel production globally is Jatropha curcas. There have been substantial political and social pressures to promote the growing of Tree Borne Oil Seeds (TBO’s) (in particular Jatropha curcas) in India, as a means of economic empowerment, soc…
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Posted on September 13, 2009 at 11:54am — 1 Comment