The International Energy Agency estimates that over 1.3 billion people do not have adequate access to modern energy services (IEA, 2011), a condition that is often referred to as energy poverty in the public discourse.

Agronomy aspects of jatropha are merely reported for juvenile Jatropha curcas
plants (seedlings) and relatively young production systems of less than 3 years

This report is the result of a jatropha sustainability study that was commissioned by NL Agency as part of its renewable energy support programme titled “Netherlands Programmes for Sustainable Biomass” (NPSB).

The global energy supply is currently based mainly on fossil fuels. The use of
fossil fuels has added significantly to the carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere

Este estudo foi realizado com o objectivo de avaliar a incidência da entomofauna
existente na cultura da Jatrofa em Moçambique, visto esta ser uma nova cultura e não se

- Biodiesel is an potential fuel for diesel
engine and is in demand nowdays due to several
factors including price stability, limited reserve of
carbon fuel, and environmental issue. Jatropha is one

The volatile world market prices for fossil fuels in the past years have significantly increased interest in the development of indigenous sources of energy in the Pacific islands.