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Indian Companies involved in jatropha gold rush
The Companies involved in the gold rush of Jatropha in India are D1 Oil, Godrej Agrovet Ltd, Tata Motors, Indian Oil Corporation, Kochi Refineries Ltd, Biohealthcare Pvt, The southern online Biotechnologies Ltd, Jain irrigation System Ltd, Natural Bioenergy Ltd and Reliance Energy Ltd. - Read More
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Jatropha real life problems faced by Indian companies
Model farm in Vyasa district of Gujarat is reporting yields of only 200 grams of jatropha oil per plant. Aditya Aromatics is reporting that cultivation costs for jatropha oil are $7.67 per gallon compared to a conventional diesel cost of $2.60 per gallon. The two groups say that their tests have been on poor soils with no fertilizer; on a plot of land where fertilizer has been applied by the Vyasa model farm, the plants are yielding 4 kilos per plant.
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