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Namibia bans jatropha in north-east, pending report

June 3, 2011 |

In Namibia, the national Government has banned jatropha biofuel projects in the north east area of the country in both the Caprivia and Kavango regions, until such time as a study can be completed, addressing a number of issues.

The Government’s initial plan called for as much as 63,000 hectares being planted by 2013, but investors have been proposing plantations as large as 400,000 hectares.  A government ministry was quoted as stating  the study would “determine the suitability of jatropha plant and other fuel plants” in the two regions.

Category: Policy

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