“The Jatropha System”

High yielding plants,

the economics of decentralized Jatropha oil production
and a
strategy of dissemination of this approach for rural
development
baganí, Reinhard K. Henning
Rothkreuz 11
D-88138 Weissensberg, Germany
Tel: +49 8389 984129
e-mail: henning@bagani.de
Jatropha website: www.jatropha.de
 Content of this Presentation

1. My own Jatropha experiences

2. High yielding Jatropha plants;
3. Use of the oil
4. Economics of oil production;
5. Strategies for the dissimination
of the Jatropha know how;
My own Jatropha Experiences

1987: 3 years in Mali working with Jatropha (hedges)

in Mali, Special Energy Programme;

1990: 3 years in GTZ-headquarters in Germany,

preparation of a Jatropha project;

1993: 4 years Jatropha project in Mali;

1997: 10 years as Jatropha consultant, worldwide.

High yielding und low yielding
Jatropha plants

Andapa, Madagascar Andapa, Madagascar

Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, mother plant Brazil, detail

Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, plantation Torres from seeds from mother plants

 Jatropha high yielding plants

Brazil, plantation Torres, plants from seeds from mother plants,

14 months old, with little variation in yields
 The Jatropha Plant –
maintenance for high yields

Flowers are developed terminally New shoots by pruning

Jatropha high yielding plants

Indonesia
 Jatropha high yielding plant ?

20 years, 25 kg seed/year, Lichinga, Mozambique = 4 tons / ha

 Use of the Oil

cooking lighting soap

 Oil Processing

Sedimentation Degumming Transesteri-

and decantation for direct use fication for
of the oil the
production of
biodiesel
 Jatropha Oil as Lubricant and
as a Substitut of Diesel Fuel

Indian Lister-type engines Car engines need adaptations to run

can run on pure Jatropha on Jatropha oil, or the oil has to be
oil without conversion converted to biodiesel.
Jatropha Risks

1) Toxicity
2) Soil depletion
3) Invasiveness
Toxicity
Information /
warning
Soil depletion
Jatropha is seen as a plant for soil improvement/rehabilitation

DaimlerChrysler Jatropha Plantation in India

for soil improvement (rehabilitation) (from Francis)
Invasiveness
No new plants except in the tropical (vanilla) plantations in Madagascar
Economy of the Jatropha Oil Production Chain
(rough estimation)
Value of 1 working hour in the north of Madagascar

Harvest of seeds, Extraction of oil by

handpresses and sale of the oil for the price of 0,22 USD/h
diesel fuel
1830 Ar=0,915-0,03=0,885/4=0,221 (Ernte 2,5 Std., Extrakt. 1 Std, versch. 0,5 Std.)

Harvest of seeds, Extraction of oil by

mechanised expeller and sale of the oil for the 0,31 USD/h
price of diesel fuel
1830 Ar= 0,915-0,15=0,765/2,5=0,306 (Ernte 2 Std., Extraktion 0,25 Std., versch. 0,25 Std.)

For comparison:
Minimum salary in Madagascar:
about 1 USD /day at 5 hours. Working time 0,17 USD/h
per day
 Economic Feasibility of the Production of
Jatopha Oil
in respect to the amount of seeds harvested in 1 hour

1 kg/h 2 kg/h 3 kg/h 4 kg/h 5 kg/h

handpress 1.21 USD 0.74 USD 0.58 USD 0.50 USD 0.45 USD
expeller 0.69 USD 0.39 USD 0.29 USD 0.24 USD 0.21 USD

To export Jatropha oil, 1 liter should be cheaper

than about 0,35 USD.
Strategies for the Dissemination of the
Production of Jatropha Oil

International Jatropha
Promotion Centre international level

JCL „Centres of national level

Excellence“

local level
JCL Projects
Thank you for your attention !