India's Plan to Increase Jatropha Cultivation

Vitale Nandan Biopharma Sciences Pvt Ltd, a joint venture company floated by Hyderabad-based Nandan Biometrix Ltd and Ahmedabad-based V Worldwide, has been allotted 5,000 acres of wasteland in Patan and Surendranagar districts for the cultivation of jatropha to produce bio-diesel.

The company, which is embarking on a large-scale jatropha cultivation over 8 lakh hectares in Maharashtra, MP, UP, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa and Jharkhand, is planning to increase its jatropha cultivation to nearly one lakh acres in Gujarat over the next few years.

Of the 133 million hectares of total wasteland in the country, five lakh hectares are in Gujarat and can be used for jatropha cultivation. Read

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