- What is the jatropha?
Jatropha is a plant of South American origin, can be extracted from the seeds 25% to 35% oil. The Jatropha oil is used to manufacture a high quality biofuel.
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- Why jatropha is important for Africa?
Jatropha is a plant that can increase farmers' income, helping to fight against the erosion and overexploitation of land, regenerating the land. Transformed into biodiesel, Africa will be less dependent on oil, while respecting the ecological system.
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- What is the yield of jatropha per hectare per year?
Jatropha can produce between 6,000 kg and 10,000 kg of grain per hectare and year.
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- How often produces jatropha at year?
Jatropha produces 2 times a year.
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- Jatropha is growing in dark or light?
Jatropha is a plant of light, do not plant it is higher than the jatropha side, otherwise the Jatropha plant stops growing.
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- What is the climate most conducive to the cultivation of jatropha?
The climate most suitable for Jatropha is equatorial tropical climate, but Jatropha can be grown beyond these limits, but production will be lesser than in the tropical climate. Jatropha grown correctly between 250mm and 600mm of rain.
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- What are the most common diseases of jatropha?
Jatropha is mostly attacked by insects and fungi in the leaves and seeds.
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- What are the treatments against diseases of jatropha?
The treatments are normally carried out with agricultural insecticides.
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- Can planting jatropha on clay soil?
No, clayey soils are not recommended for the cultivation of Jatropha, because rainwater does not penetrate the soil and stagnate.
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- Can planting jatropha on a rocky soil?
No, the rocky soil is not very porpices to Jatropha cultivation, because the roots do not develop normally.
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- Can planting jatropha on a sandy soil?
Yes, Jatropha grows normally on sandy soil. The roots pénètrentent very well in the soil. The clay-sand is also suitable for growing Jatropha.
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- Can planting jatropha in saline ground?
Yes, Jatropha grows normally on saline land.
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- Can planting jatropha in lowland?
Jatropha completely changes behavior in the lowland, growing by developing large sheets but produces very few seeds; drainage of lowland can improve seed production.
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- Which species of Jatropha which can extract the oil?
There are two (2) species that can produce Jatropha seeds for oil production:
- Le jatropha Curcas L: Jatropha is that we can find in tropical climates.
- Le jatropha Mahafalensis: Jatropha is a species that grows in Madagascar and in other similar climates and soil.
We speak in our site at any time of Jatrophacurcas L.
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- What are the maximum and minimum temperatures to which jatropha can resist?
Jatropha does not withstand very low temperatures and to very high temperatures exceeding fifty (50) degree Celsius.
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- At what maximum altitude can resist jatropha?
Jatropha can live 0 m (sea level) at 1500 m altitude.
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- The locust attacks he Jatropha?
The Jatropha plant is a trap for locusts, locusts land on Jatropha and remain on the leaves without attacking Jatropha, they remain fixed on the leaves die and fall.
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- Needs the jatropha fertilizer?
Jatropha does not need fertilizer, leaves of Jatropha are the humus for plants.
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- For how long can I store the seeds of jatropha?
You can store the seeds of Jatropha for a long time without any problem, providing that they are in a dry place.
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- What are the insects that attack jatropha?
The most common are: mesara viradla, lagochieruis, pantemorofemero, aphisgossipiy.
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- Can I use insecticides?
Yes, but be careful with some chemical insecticides. The research team BPR Afrique is developing a product to fight against the natural insects while respecting the Jatropha and its environment.
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- Can I use herbicides to clear the field of jatropha?
Be careful not to spray the plant Jatropha, which may die.
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- Can I use fungicides?
Fungicides are used in the first stage of the nursery.
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- Why do we carry the pllarding of jatropha plant in the 2nd month?
We do the pollarding of Jatropha dice the 2nd month to temporarily reduce the height growth of Jatropha, which give cause branching of new branches, leading to more production.
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- How long Jatropha is drought resist?
Jatropha can withstand up to 6 months of drought, and it loses all its leaves, it feeds the accumulated water in its trunk. After the first rains, Jatropha starts out new leaves.
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Nurseries do they need special care?
The nursery is a delicate stage in the growth of Jatropha, we must be vigilant to the insects. need to water the plants every two or three days.
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- Jatropha can be planted in an overexploited land?
It is strongly recommended to do so, Jatropha regenerates fragile land and fertilize it (Jatropha contains almost 4% of nitrogen). Is an effective way to fight against the overexploitation, the erosion of the land ...
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- How long can live jatropha?
Jatropha is a perennial plant which can live to be 50 years or 60 years.
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- Can we eat jatropha seed or jatropha oil?
Attention Jatropha is poisonous, and its oil. Do not eat it.
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- The cultivation of Jatropha is profitable?
Of course, Jatropha cultivation is very profitable, Jatropha can live 60 years without special maintenance, weeding and cutting back only (2 times per year) are sufficient to mantain the planting condition.
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- Can I extract the oil from jatropha by myself?
You can extract oil from Jatropha by expeller machinery, but the oil extracted with these machines contains particles and impurities that you can not sell it, you will need mechanical and chemical filtration.
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- How can I store jatropha oil?
The Jatropha oil is unstable and oxidizes in 48 hours. Storage is a delicate operation and you will need the technical means for this operation.
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- Is it true that the jatropha causes cancer?
No, this is not true that Jatropha causes cancer. In Africa, it is used as a medicine, and for the manufacture of soap. This plant is also used to treat leprosy.
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- Who will buy my jatropha production and at what price?
BPR Afrique buys the entire production of Jatropha Africa. Currently there is no fixed price, because of the insufficiency of global production, we offer a contract to purchase seeds of long duration.
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- What guarantee can offer me BPR Afrique for buying my product?
BPR Afrique makes a purchase contract for production of long-term with all farmers, cooperatives and enterprises that are investing in Jatropha..
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- The technical department of BPR Afrique, it is arranged for monitoring Actually the jatropha plantations?
The technical department is available to any farmer who signed a contract with our company. This is our technical team who will answer questions on Jatropha.
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- Where can I buy seeds?
BPR Afrique is in these stores selected Jatropha seed for all farmers who need it.
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- When beginning to produce jatropha?
Jatropha starts producing from the first year. It can give up a ton of seeds / ha the first year, if our technical advices are followed.
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- I want to invest in jatropha, what can do BPR Afrique for me?
BPR Afrique has a marketing department to assist investors in all the steps for optimal investment. For further information you can call our marketing team on 00 225 47 93 35 31 or marketing@bpr-afrique.com.
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- What will BPR Afrique with much jatropha?
BPR Afrique want that Africa be the leading supplier of Jatropha oil. We will build a large plant Jatropha oil extraction and biodiesel manufacturing plant in Africa.
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- How many hectares of jatropha plant I to enjoy the benefits of BPR Afrique?
BPR Afrique helps all farmers for better cultivation of Jatropha from one (1) hectare. We know the limits of African farmers.
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- How many tonnes of jatropha BPR Afrique can we buy?
BPR Afrique can buy the whole production in Africa, so we are able to buy any tonnage of Jatropha.
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- Will I sell my product to BPR Afrique, although I have no contract with her?
Yes, BPR Afrique will buy your Jatropha products even if you do not have a contract with her.
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- Can I use biodiesel in our cars and trucks?
Biodiesel has the same utility that a normal diesel (fossil), but with great advantages, ecological, economic and social development.
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