Jatropha for rural development.

1. An Example of rural development with Jatropha in
Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
RSB Work shop, 4th December, 2013
Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd
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2. Contents
1. General information of ADM
2. Act.1: Formation of farmers’ clubs and
Distribution of Jatropha seedlings
3. Act.2: Purchase of seeds and Processing Jatropha
oil into “JAT-DIESEL”
4. Act.3: Utilization and sale of JAT-DIESEL
5. Act.4: Utilization and sale of biofertilizer made
from Jatropha seed cake
6. Value chain development
7. Impacts (social, environmental and economic)
8. Collaboration with Mozambican government
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3. General information of ADM
ADM’s project sites
Macomia
Meluco
Bilibiza
Ancuabe
Quissanga
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Name: Agro-Negócio para o Desenvolvimento de Moçambique, Lda
CEO: Makoto Goda
Investor: Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd
Date of establishment: 12 March, 2012
Capital: 1.400.000,00Mtn (about 47,000USD)
Objectives: Promotion of production and utilization of biofuel and byproducts, and
development of value chain
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4. Act.1: Formation of farmers’ clubs and
Distribution of Jatropha seedlings
① Mobilization of farmers
③ Distribution of Jatrpha saplings
Planting Jatropha as
fenses of farmlands
and Jatropha does not
compete over lands
with other food crops
④ Agrarian technical assistance
A fense of Jatropha
② Multiplication of saplings
Number of clubs: 75
Members: 6,000
Distributed saplings: 585,000
Food crops
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5. Act.2: Purchase of seeds and Processing
Jatropha oil into “JAT-DIESEL”
0.1USD/kg
① Purchase of seeds
③ Filtering
② Processing crude oil
④ Decanting
⑤ Confidential treatment
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6. Act.3: Utilization and sale of JAT-DIESEL
Utilization at community centers
Potential clientes:
★Owners of corn mills in rural
areas
★Owners of agricultural
equipment in rural areas
★FUNAE (multifunctional
platforms)
★Mobile phone companies
★Prices of Diesel oil in rural areas
Villages Diesel (USD/L)
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1.58
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1.39
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1.43
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Demonstration to operate
a corn mill
1.48
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Technical test with Movitel
1.52
・ Above prices include transportation costs
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7. Act.4: Utilization and sale of fertilizer made
from Jatropha seed cake
Comparative studies of chemical fertilizer and
biofertilizer made from Jatropha seed cake
★Height of Plants
Without
biofertilizer
With
biofertilizer
NPK
Tomato
27cm
31cm
27.4cm
Kale
7.4cm
9.6m
10cm
Cabbage
5.6cm
7.6cm
6.8cm
Lettuce
4.2cm
7.2cm
5.8cm
* 5 weeks after application of fertilizers
Potential clients
★Farmers
★Agro-business companies
★NGOs conducting agricultural activities
Prices of fertilizers
・Price of fertilizer NPK in Pemba:
1.73USD/kg (inc. transportation costs)
・ Price of fertilizer made from Jatropha:
0.16USD/kg
Positive impact for Jatropha’s growth
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8. Value chain development
Purchase of rice
Production of
Biofertilizer
Processing Rice
Commercialization of rice
Production of
Jatropha
Utilization and sale of JAT-DIESEL
Generator - Corn mills
- Production of ice
- Charging lantern
Production of JAT-DIESEL
Soap
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9. Various Impacts
1. Social Impacts
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Employment generation
Conflict mitigation between people and wildlife
Possibility of increasing food security
2. Environmental Impacts
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Improving CO2 balance in communities
Reducing soil erosion due to water and winds
3. Economic Impacts
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Cost reduction of fossil fuel in rural areas
( 1.4〜1.56USD / kg → 1.33USD / L )
Reduction of cost of fertilizers ( 1.73USD/kg → 0.16USD/kg )
Developing local economy in rural areas
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10. Collaboration with Government
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Governor’s visit at Bilibiza factory
Participation in economic trade events in the
province
Provincial Directorate of Agriculture
Provincial Directorate of Industry and Trade
Provincial Directorate of Mineral Resources and
Energy
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11. Thank you very much!
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