In Japan, Tsusho Corp., the trading arm of the Toyota group, has commenced a one-hectare jatropha trial in the Philippines and will prepare a feasibility study of a biodiesel refinery. NDC, the investment arm of the Trade and Industry Department, will partner with Toyota Tsusho to identify land and import equipment.
The company said that, following the trial, it expects to seek partnership with PNOC Renewables and other Philippine state companies and organizations for R&D support.
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chumroen benchavitvilai | Jun 23, 2009 | Reply
It is a big surprise that GoP(Governemnt of Phillippine) is promoting the Jatropha plantation for energy purpose.
Jatropha is the unproven crop for comeercial and economical viability due to the relatively very low and uns ecured yield.
It is a risk to promote this energy crop to compete using the arable land for food crop while the country is a net food importing country.
It was clearly mention with testimonial supportive evidences that growing Jatropha in Marginal land will genenrate marginal yield which definitely not economical viable at all.
It is better for Pillipines to use limit arable land to have first the food crops before promoting the unproven energy crop of Jatropha.
The hype of Jatropha becomes a fahsionable trend in agriculture promotion in Phillpines without any guarante of success.
GoP need to fill the stomach first before the tank in the car