Jatropha, Reality Check

ISBN-13: 9783330054189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 160 str.

James M. Onchieku; David Newman; Miyuki Liyama

Opis

Roadmap assessed the theoretical potential of various biofuel feedstocks and made recommendations on how to tap this potential. Following the presentation of these findings, a wide range of stakeholders called for additional empirical information and actual experiences with biofuel feedstocks, and in particular with Jatropha. This book attempts to fill this gap through a systematic and comprehensive stocktaking of the experiences and knowledge in Kenya of Jatropha and of two other potential oilseed crops, Castor and Croton.The book provides a detailed description of the agronomy and economics of Castor production, including an economic model of the returns that could be expected from both monoculture and fence plantations of the crop.

O autorze

Dr. James Onchieku has worked with Kenya Forestry Research Institute for the last twenty two (22) years rising to the position of Chief Research Scientist before joining Kisii University as Senior Lecturer. I have published widely in peer-reviewed journals and attended many international and national workshops and conferences.