(EnergyAsia, April 10) — Sri Lanka is looking to mass cultivate the oil-bearing jatropha plant on marginal state land as part of a programme to develop a viable biodiesel industry. The Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) said it had identified about 10,000 hectars for growing the jatropha plant, which is known to grow on infertile…
SRI LANKA: State agency to encourage jatropha crop cultivation for biodiesel production
Posted on April 10, 2007 by EnergyAsia