12 George Francis, Raphael Edinger and Klaus Becker / Natural Resources Forum 29 (2005) 12–24
© 2005 United Nations.
Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA.
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12 George Francis, Raphael Edinger and Klaus Becker / Natural Resources Forum 29 (2005) 12–24
© 2005 United Nations.
Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA.
Natural Resources Forum 29 (2005) 12–24
A concept for simultaneous wasteland reclamation, fuel production,
and socio-economic development in degraded areas in India:
Need, potential and perspectives of Jatropha plantations
George Francis, Raphael Edinger and Klaus Becker
Abstract
The concept of substituting bio-diesel produced from plantations on eroded soils for conventional diesel fuel has gained widespread attention in India.
In recent months, the Indian central Government as well as some state governments have expressed
their support for bringing marginal lands, which cannot be used for food production, under cultivation for this purpose.
Jatropha curcas is a well established plant in India.
It produces oil-rich seeds, is known to thrive on ero
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