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Jatropha Project at Patan |
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Renewable Bio-fuels have emerged as attractive alternatives to the finite fossil fuels and their spiraling prices. Based on reduced emission pollutants, higher safety and better combustion, Bio-Diesel from tree borne oils (like Jatropha and Pongamia) is superior over crude derived diesel and this has lead to acceptance of blending of Bio-Diesel in conventional diesel, world over. Bio-Diesel blended diesel has already been found suitable for Railways, heavy and small vehicles, engines and generators. |
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| Jatropha Plantation |
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Jatropha Flowers |
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Jatropha Fruits |
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| Maturing Jatropha Fruits |
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Jatropha Seeds |
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Jatropha cultivation in India for Bio-diesel has been undertaken mostly in un-organized manner, and there are no defined plant varieties or model cultivation practices that can be used as by farmers. Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GSFC), Vadodara, therefore, has planned a project to develop a Model Farm for Jatropha leading to establishment of cultivation practices with selected Jatropha clones with around 35% oil content, low in free fatty acids, giving yields of 8-10 T per Ha equivalent to 2.7 to 3.0 T Jatropha oil per Ha within 5-6 years of plantation. Micro irrigation and inter cropping with Medicinal / herbal / commercial / vegetable crops shall be additional steps to optimize the Farm income. |
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GSFC'S Plants |
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Sourcing of Jatropha selections from 4-5 different Agro-climatic Zones, |
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Nursery raising, cuttings as planting material & transplantation parameters |
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Utilization of different inter-cropping systems for optimization of Farm income |
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Utilization of different irrigation management techniques including drip |
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Utilization of different integrated nutrient management inputs |
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Utilization of different integrated pest management inputs |
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Standardization of Seed harvesting, drying and storage |
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Standardization of oil extrusion & conversion of oil to Bio-Diesel through Pilot Trials |
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Actions Initiated |
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Lease, Survey, Leveling and Fencing of Land under progress |
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Purchase of High Quality Planting material from renowned sources like TERI |
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Setting up of Drip Irrigation System in the entire area through Gujarat Green Revolution Company (GGRC) approved Drip Irrigation suppliers. |
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Crop care & cultivation management Agencies identified. |
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Planning for Establishment of Pilot unit for oil extrusion & Bio-Diesel production, based on Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar / Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand / Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi Collaborative Pilot Demonstration Plant at GSFC Vadodara |
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Expected Earnings from Proposed Farming |
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The expected earnings from the proposed farm of Jatropha inter cropped with herbal / commercial / routine commercial crops will be comparable with the earnings from normal agricultural crops in cultivable lands. The internal rate of returns is likely to be around 21% with likely payback period as six years. |
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Derivables |
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Successful demonstration of the proposed Model at GSFC’s Jatropha Project at Patan shall provide a commercially attractive possibility / choice to Gujarat farmer to cultivate Jatropha as a regular agricultural crop even in cultivable lands. The Project will establish and magnify the potential of Jatropha cultivation as a sustainable crop providing Bio-Diesel a replacement for fast depleting fossil fuels. |
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