The tribes of Northeast India have been using jatropha seeds to light their huts at night. It contains 35 per cent fuel and is not edible. Best of all, it thrives in degraded land. And Dl-Williamson Magor Bio Fuel, a joint venture between tea major Williamson Magor and UK-based Dl-bp Fuel Crops, has been providing seeds for contract farming in eastern and north-eastern India.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/seeds-future-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-india-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oilseeds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiesel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
