As announced, FACT is in the process of writing a handbook on Jatropha. This handbook will give you insight in how to produce Jatropha as a crop, how to convert the seeds to oil, and how the oil and byproducts can be used for different end uses.  Economic viability and project organization models will be dealt with.  You will also find a chapter on the sustainability issues related to Jatropha. We hope that it will bring realism in this topic for the potential practitioners, investors, NGO’s and GO’s  and intermediaries.

 

Foreword by Minister Cramer

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 1: General Data

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 2: Plantation Establishment & Management

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 3: Harvesting

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 4: Oil Pressing & Purification

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 5: Applications of Jatropha Products

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 6: Project Implementation

 

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 2 Appendix

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 3 Appendix

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 4 Appendix

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 5 Appendix

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 6 Appendix

 

The Jatropha Handbook in Portuguese, the first 4chapters of the portuguese translation can be downloaded below. The remaining chapters will follow shortly. 

 

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 1 (Portuguese): Dados Gerais sobre a Jatropha

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 2 (Portuguese): Plantação, Criação e Gestão

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 3 (Portuguese): Colheita

The Jatropha Handbook chapter 4 (Portuguese)

 

The Jatrapha Handbook in Spanish can be downloaded below.

The Jatropha Handbook Espanol

 

PS FACT will soon release a COCONUT handbook which is all about coconut production and use for energy.