Sentences with phrase «like jatropha»

Mexican President Felipe Calderon recently announced a $ 85 million pilot project to produce biodiesel from non-food crops like jatropha and castor oil plant so as not to avert food crops from the mouths of its hungry populace, EcoAméricas reports.

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But the aura that this is a wonder crop that you can plant in the desert and harvest gold» is a dangerous notion that threatens social and economic sustainability, Joos says, adding that jatropha needs to be managed like any other crop.