Singapore, July 4, 2008: Jatropha Production & Applications is a series of three critical workshops to be held in Malaysia, US and Mexico aimed at helping Jatropha farmers and project developers around the world to understand the Jatropha crop and add value to their Jatropha cultivation activity. The workshops series will focus on the practical considerations of cultivation, management and business potential of Jatropha from the Jatropha Farmer's perspective.

 

The first workshop in the series will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 20-21, 2008. The workshop will be led by Jatropha Expert Dr Hari M Behl, who has extensive practical experience in the cultivation of Jatropha and feature an authoritative panel of key officials from the Government & Private Sectors.

 

Over the two main days of the workshop, Dr Behl will discuss nine essential practices that will enhance existing Jatropha cropping systems, and take the Jatropha Curcas crop to an ideal model for industrial cultivation.

 

Dr Behl strongly believes that Jatropha, cultivated the right way, can improve the efficiency and production in the biodiesel industry, and improve the lives of the poor in across Asia and Africa.

 

According to Dr Behl, “Jatropha is an 'energy species' that has to be domesticated as a 'tree crop'. In order to have commercial perfection, it is crucial to understand the habit of the 'crop' and its requirements, predict possible interactions with the environment and develop packages of practices for industrial cultivation.”

 

For more information and registration visit: http://www.cmtevents.com/eventschedule.aspx?id=535&ev=080877