Mission Jatropha
Developing countries like India and China on a high growth path
Increasing demand for petroleum products Inflated crude oil bill-inflated import bill-
pressure on foreign exchange Search for alternatives Bio-diesel emerging as commercially viable
alternative
Bio-diesel
More than 80 varieties researched. Key species More than 80 varieties researched. Key species are are
Jatropha curcas jrutksr Azadirachta indica uhePongamia pinnata djatMadhuca species egqvk Ricinus cummunis vj.MSalvadora oleoides jokdu
Perspective plan for Jatropha
1.3 million ton bio-diesel produced in the world in 2005-06
Growth of production @14% per annum
Expected to reach 2.7 million ton by 2010
Energy policies recommend 7.2 million ton production by 2010
Missionary approach needed to bridge this gap
Bio-waste production from Oil extraction process
High Economic Growth
Increased demandFor Petroleum
products
Increase in importBill-pressure on foreign exchange
Increased production of Bio-diesel
Generating plants
Increased Production ofBio-diesel
Increased productionOf Bio-waste-seed cake
Environmental Hazard
Bio-waste productionOne hectare of
Jatropha plantation
1.5 tons of seed production
Oil ExtractionProcess
0.4 tons of Bio-diesel 1.1 tons of Bio-waste
Alternatives for Bio-waste utilization
As Manure As Compost in Bio-gas plant As Pesticide and insecticide As animal feed As Bio-Fertilizers
Why Organic fertilizer? Over dependence on chemical fertilizers and
pesticides has created problems in agriculture
The Ninth plan document talks of Environmentally sustainable agriculture
The Tenth Plan document emphasized the use of bio fertilizers, bio-control agents, organic manures with infrastructure support.
Role of organic cultivation following principles of sustainable development is obligatory for Indian agriculture.
Why Organic fertilizer? Iron in organically grown spinach was 97% higher than the Iron in organically grown spinach was 97% higher than the
non-organic counterpart, and manganese was 99% highernon-organic counterpart, and manganese was 99% higher ((http://www.oeffa.org/editorscorner.php?sjt=superiorvalue)) Organic farming involves natural pesticides-no reduction in Organic farming involves natural pesticides-no reduction in
nutrient value of vegetablenutrient value of vegetable ((http://www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html)) Nutritional quality significantly higher in organically grown Nutritional quality significantly higher in organically grown
tomatoes (tomatoes (Pascale, S. De. ePascale, S. De. et alt al)) Organic tomato found to be nutritionally equivalent to four Organic tomato found to be nutritionally equivalent to four
commercial tomatoes- less amount of food per personcommercial tomatoes- less amount of food per person ((http://www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html))
Key Parameters evaluated
Morphological parameters Yield Color parameters Nutritional analysis Pesticide/insecticide properties Micronutrient analysis
Experiments yield encouraging results
Improved morphological parameters like foliage growth
Higher yield Enhanced nutritional
quality Pest and disease control