Why india is leading country in Jatropha Cultivation?
Jatropha is good for employment for rural poor people. In India, it is used for lighting the lamps and in Soap manufacture, as other edible oils, like palm, used so far are very expensive (prices have doubled). Jatropha has bright future in India, as our country is densely populated and soil is good due to largely organic farming techniques used for last hundreds of years. In countries in Africa where it is not populated, the expenses for roads and townships that need to be set up are prohibitive. This makes africa less attractive. In south east asia, labour costs are double that of India.
