The JatroGreen team has now more than a decade of experience with jatropha cultivation on wasteland with a minimal external inputs.

The team would be pleased to offer its expertise to potential planters on the following aspects:

• Site selection
• Establishment of nurseries for raising seedlings
• Advice on suitable seed material
• Preparation of a crop calendar, drawing up of equipment list and preparation of a cultivation plan
• Plantation management including routine maintenance, harvesting management
• Seed storage, processing, oil production and storage

JatroGreen produces pure jatropha oil at its project with the following physical properties

The oil is preferably delivered at farm gate in Analavelona, but can be delivered at Antananarivo if desired by customers. Prices will be competitive for Madagascar.

JatroGreen subsidiary cultivation activities have the following objectives

• Income generation
• Development of raw material for the jatropha plantation, e.g. manure, food for staff
• Initiation of local value-chains
• Socio-economic development

The activities presently taken up include:

• Chicken farming for mainly egg production
  • High demand for eggs
  • Remunerative prices
  • Essential manure production for the plantation
  • Potential for use of by-products from the jatropha plantation as feed
  • Present population – 5000 birds, to be expanded to 20000 birds gradually
• Fish (tilapia) farming
  • High demand for fish
  • Remunerative prices
  • Suitable location near permanent river
  • Potential for use of by-products from the jatropha plantation as feed