China asks for 2 million hectares of jatropha in Zambia

In South Africa, the Biofuels Association of Zambia announced at 4th African Biofuels that China has proposed the cultivation of 2 million hectares of jatropha on Zambian farmland, while Mozambique released a draft national biofuels strategy.

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