Japan To Support Jatropha Production

THE Japanese government has signed a $73,948 with the Ohayo Ghana Foundation, an NGO, for the construction of a Jatropha oil press factory at Puriya in the Yendi District.

Part of the grant is also expected to be used for the purchase of a generator to power the factory’s machines as well as provide electricity to the over 360 inhabitants of the predominantly farming community.

Jatropha is a biofuel crop.

At the signing ceremony in Accra on Wednesday, the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Keiichi Katakami, commended the foundation, the chief and the people of Puriya for the initiative and said it had enormous potential to revolutionalise the production of energy in the country.

He encouraged the cultivation of Jatropha to lessen the over-dependence on crude oil and promote alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy.

According to him, the grant would further boost the cultivation of Jatropha which and could possibly be used for the production of biodiesel to power various machines and equipment.

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