Jatropha cultivation
making strides in Barak Valley
From Our Correspondent Assam Tribune
SILCHAR, Jan 22 – Jatropha plantation has completed one year in the Barak Valley. This was announced at a press conference organised by Di Williamson Magor Bio Fuel Ltd recently.
The company declared November, 2006 for the plantation of jatropha on 10000 hectares of land. But it achieved its first milestone by covering 9,713 hectares. The company has decided to build the largest expeller unit of North-east in Cachar. The number of expellers will increase with the increase in the size of the plantation. This oil expeller will have state-of-the-art technology and will generate employment in business logistics, which may be a new feather in the cap of the people of the Valley.
In the meeting, it was said that 6,497 farmers had undertaken plantation on 9713 hectares. Thus it is creating a new horizon for rural employment through production of bio-diesel. This has been commemorated by visit of dignitaries such as Steve Duoty, director, D1 BP Fuel Crop Ltd, London, Ann Cormack, CEO (Global) D1 BP Fuel Crop Ltd, London, Sarju Singh, Pradip Bhar, Samiran Das and Kaushik Saikia.
As per information received, the areas covered are — 2,968 hectares in 13 villages of Cachar district with with 1389 farmers, with 2440 hectares with 2107 farmers in 103 villages of Karimjanj district and 2,027 hectares in 92 villages of Hailakandi with 751 farmers. This has been achieved due to support from the local people and financial organisations. But the company faces some hindrances due to poor awareness level among the masses about jatropha plantation.
Jatropha Curcus has been identified as the primary oilseed most suitable to the Indian climate. Jatropha produces bio-diesel that is a clean alternative fuel containing no petroleum.
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