Stakeholders Want Jatropha Agency At All Tiers
[2008-7-16]
Tag : jatropha curcas seed
The Energy Commission of Nigeria(ECN), Kano State governmentcommittee on energy and other stakeholders have made a case for theestablishment of national, state and local government committee topromote the production of jatropha and bio-diesel from japtropha.Jatropha curcas is a "hardy and perennial plant that grows indiverse climatic conditions and different soil-types" whichrecently discovered could be used for the production of bio-dieselfor electricity generation and other uses.
In a communiqué signed by the director general of ECN,Professor A. S. Sambo and the chairman, Kano State governmentcommittee on energy, Professor Abdul Salihi, at the end of athree-day workshop, in Kano, the stakeholders said,"medically", jatropha could be used for treatment ofdiseases like cancer, piles, snake bite, paralysis, dropsy andothers. It requested for the establishment of zonal jatropharesearch and development committee to promote the use of qualityspecies and adaptation of best cultivation practices for improvedseeds yields, oil-content and standard.
Also, the provision ofappropriate fiscal and economic incentives to local farmers in allaspects of jatropha production, while calling on review of theexisting biotech policies, in line with the existing nationalenergy policy on biomass that link the agricultural sector to theenergy sector of the economy. The stakeholders said jatrophadevelopment should focus in development of rural economy andagricultural based livelihood in a manner that would significantlybenefit the poor in the society. "State and local governmentsshould support the establishment of private sector based seedprocurement and storage centres and oil expellers in ruralareas", the communiqué stated.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria(ECN), Kano State governmentcommittee on energy and other stakeholders have made a case for theestablishment of national, state and local government committee topromote the production of jatropha and bio-diesel from japtropha.Jatropha curcas is a "hardy and perennial plant that grows indiverse climatic conditions and different soil-types" whichrecently discovered could be used for the production of bio-dieselfor electricity generation and other uses.
In a communiqué signed by the director general of ECN,Professor A. S. Sambo and the chairman, Kano State governmentcommittee on energy, Professor Abdul Salihi, at the end of athree-day workshop, in Kano, the stakeholders said,"medically", jatropha could be used for treatment ofdiseases like cancer, piles, snake bite, paralysis, dropsy andothers. It requested for the establishment of zonal jatropharesearch and development committee to promote the use of qualityspecies and adaptation of best cultivation practices for improvedseeds yields, oil-content and standard.
Also, the provision ofappropriate fiscal and economic incentives to local farmers in allaspects of jatropha production, while calling on review of theexisting biotech policies, in line with the existing nationalenergy policy on biomass that link the agricultural sector to theenergy sector of the economy. The stakeholders said jatrophadevelopment should focus in development of rural economy andagricultural based livelihood in a manner that would significantlybenefit the poor in the society. "State and local governmentsshould support the establishment of private sector based seedprocurement and storage centres and oil expellers in ruralareas", the communiqué stated.
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