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Avg investment per hectare for jatropha
an average investment of 300-500 USD per hectare...
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Jatropha is a labour intensive crop, so...
Jatropha was a labour intensive crop, he said, which might be viable as long as countries in Africa stayed impoverished and overpopulated. In countries such as South Africa, which had a proper minimum wage, it would never be commercially sound to produce the crop. - Read More
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Cost of Jatropha Oil - Nov 2008
D1 Oils said that jatropha-based biofuel would cost between $800 (£453) and $900 a tonne, compared with about $1,200 for biofuel made from soya or rape seed. Nov 2008 data
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Some info on D1 Oils Costs for Jatropha Oil
The plants are grown on plantations in Zambia and India. The seeds are crushed locally and sold for tractor fuel and other uses at $1,400-$1,500 (£790-£840) a tonne. Longer term, D1 and BP expect to supply growing demand in Britain and other industrialised countries. - Read More
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