“The Jatropha System”

High yielding plants,

the economics of decentralized Jatropha oil production

and a

strategy of dissemination of this approach for rural

development

baganí, Reinhard K. Henning

Rothkreuz 11

D-88138 Weissensberg, Germany

Tel: +49 8389 984129

e-mail: henning@bagani.de

Jatropha website: www.jatropha.de

1. My own Jatropha experiences

2. High yielding Jatropha plants;

3. Use of the oil

4. Economics of oil production;

5. Strategies for the dissimination

of the Jatropha know how;

Content of this Presentation

1987: 3 years in Mali working with Jatropha (hedges)

in Mali, Special Energy Programme;

1990: 3 years in GTZ-headquarters in Germany,

preparation of a Jatropha project;

1993: 4 years Jatropha project in Mali;

1997: 10 years as Jatropha consultant, worldwide.

My own Jatropha Experiences

High yielding und low yielding

Jatropha plants

Andapa, Madagascar Andapa, Madagascar

Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, mother plant Brazil, detail

Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, plantation Torres from seeds from mother plants

Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, plantation Torres, plants from seeds from mother plants,

14 months old, with little variation in yields

The Jatropha Plant –

maintenance for high yields

Flowers are developed terminally New shoots by pruning

Jatropha high yielding plants

Indonesia

Jatropha high yielding plant ?

20 years, 25 kg seed/year, Lichinga, Mozambique = 4 tons / ha

Use of the Oil

cooking lighting soap

Oil Processing

Degumming

for direct use

of the oil

Transesteri-

fication for

the

production of

biodiesel

Sedimentation

and decantation

Jatropha Oil as Lubricant and

as a Substitut of Diesel Fuel

Indian Lister-type engines

can run on pure Jatropha

oil without conversion

Car engines need adaptations to run

on Jatropha oil, or the oil has to be

converted to biodiesel.

Jatropha Risks

1) Toxicity

2) Soil depletion

3) Invasiveness

ToxicityInformation /

warning

Soil depletion

DaimlerChrysler Jatropha Plantation in India

for soil improvement (rehabilitation) (from Francis)

Jatropha is seen as a plant for soil improvement/rehabilitation

Invasiveness

No new plants except in the tropical (vanilla) plantations in Madagascar

Economy of the Jatropha Oil Production Chain (rough estimation)

Value of 1 working hour in the north of Madagascar

0,17 USD/hMinimum salary in Madagascar:

about 1 USD /day at 5 hours. Working time

per day

For comparison:

0,31 USD/hHarvest of seeds, Extraction of oil by

mechanised expeller and sale of the oil for the

price of diesel fuel1830 Ar= 0,915-0,15=0,765/2,5=0,306 (Ernte 2 Std., Extraktion 0,25 Std., versch. 0,25 Std.)

0,22 USD/hHarvest of seeds, Extraction of oil by

handpresses and sale of the oil for the price of

diesel fuel1830 Ar=0,915-0,03=0,885/4=0,221 (Ernte 2,5 Std., Extrakt. 1 Std, versch. 0,5 Std.)

Economic Feasibility of the Production of

Jatopha Oil in respect to the amount of seeds harvested in 1 hour

To export Jatropha oil, 1 liter should be cheaper

than about 0,35 USD.

0.21 USD0.24 USD0.29 USD0.39 USD0.69 USDexpeller

0.45 USD0.50 USD0.58 USD0.74 USD1.21 USDhandpress

5 kg/h4 kg/h3 kg/h2 kg/h1 kg/h

JCL „Centres of

Excellence“

JCL Projects

International Jatropha

Promotion Centre

Strategies for the Dissemination of the

Production of Jatropha Oil

international level

national level

local level

Thank you for your attention !