Jatropha Production Expanded in India, Hindustan Petroleum to Plant 15,000 Hectares

photos courtesy of The Jatropha System

India is one of the world’s leading cultivators of as a feedstock for biodiesel, with over one million hectares planted to date. That figure is set to rise slightly on the news that Hindustan Petroleum and the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) are partnering to plant an additional 15,000 hectares.