Nigeria promoting jatropha among farmers again

In Nigeria, the government’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council wants to revive interest in jatropha as potential feedstock for biodiesel. The council’s director general says as much as 200,000 ha of jatropha should be planted for biodiesel feedstock as well as for presscake that can be used for biogas feedstock. The council has been promoting the crop since 1991 and reiterated the need to plant and develop the crop while distributing seeds to farmers recently.