Mechanical jatropha harvester successfully trialed in Honduras

In Honduras, the Agroipsa Farm in Choluteca has deployed the BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, a mechanical harvesting system for jatropha which has successfully completed an eight-month trial of the system, according to BEI International, the harvester’s manufacturer. the system was used for mechanical harvest of a 550 hectare plantation of three-year old jatriopha. Max Lint of BEI reports, “it is feasible to grow and harvest jatropha on a commercial scale.  We are working with many jatropha growers around the world that have a need for our jatropha harvester.  We are currently working on a jatropha harvester sale in Hawaii and another in Brazil.”

The harvester can be seen on YouTube here.

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