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7 April, 2008
 It´s a high value input for the biodiesel production. It is known that the most productive species of this plant are from Peru, although they are broadly spread in Brazil and in India. Luis Basterra, the minister of Production explained it this way, who also detailed that the oil obtained from the plant is not eatable, for what it doesn’t compete with those that have nutritious property. Contrary to the soya or the sunflower, that besides being used for biofuels are also demanded for human consumption, the jatropha only has industrial application and it is destinated only to the energy generation. Previous investigation The official revealed, also, that the provincial Goverment has interest in promoting the production of this crop in his territory for what help has been requested to the center of validation for agricultural technologies, in which an experimentation program is being developed. The objective of the technical advice is to evaluate the consequences of the introduction of this new species in the province, this is, to know in advance the fitosanitary risk that it can imply. Without this previous investigation, in which can be known, for example, the susceptibility of the jatropha to certain illnesses and the varieties that better adapt to the conditions of the Formosa´s atmosphere, it won’t be able to take advange of the commercial opportunity that the crop represents, given the high biofuels demands in the world, at this moment. As it could be known, the executive of the financial entity that was in Formosa, showed particular interest in acquiring the farm “La Floresta”, one of the oldest of the province, located in the Southwest, with a surface of 80.000 hectares. The establishment is supplemented with another, with equal characteristics, located in the neighboring province of Chaco, on the other side of the Bermejo river. Source: La Nación Deje un comentario |
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