''Jatropha being a perennial crop it can be used for carbon capture and to alleviate soil degradation,

desertification and deforestation. As any other crop, Jatropha plants absorb. nutrients from the soil.

The oil from Jatropha seeds it can be used for production of soap, bio-pesticides and bio-diesel.

Jatropha plants grow on medium and low fertility soils, and in low and high rainfall areas. Jatropha

seeds have high oil content (30% to 40%). The plant It can produce seeds between the 1st and 2nd

years under very favourable conditions. Seed production become stable after 4 to 5 years depending

on soil fertility and rainfall. The plants produce seeds during 30 years approx. The oil from seeds can

be transformed into bio-diesel through esterification. The by-products from bio-diesel are glycerine and

press cake from oil extraction which can be used as biomass for combustion or as organic fertilizer.

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“The acquisition of this land puts us right on track with our business plan for the commercialization of Jatropha in Latin America,” said Richard Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of Global Clean Energy. “This land has the ideal climate to grow Jatropha and keeping with our corporate philosophy, has never been used for agriculture or food production. We have already begun preparing the land for planting and will have plants in the ground this month.”

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