Kenya’s jatropha struggles point to long haul for biofuel wonder crop
In Kenya, an article in IRIN highlighted the struggles of the newborn local jatropha industry. The industry profile highlighted the impact of rising diesel costs, and a 500 percent increase in the price of jatropa seeds from $15 per kilo to $92 per kilo. Test planting results have shown that local jatropha would take up to four years to reach maturity and that colder weather impacted projected yields.
