The jatropha plant has been touted as an inexpensive, non-food feedstock that will provide a much-needed lifeline to the biodiesel industry, which has suffered as palm and other vegetable oil prices have soared. According to its boosters, the shrub can be grown on wasteland and requires minimal water or fertiliser, while its seeds yield relatively high quantities of oil. Millions of hectares of jatropha are being planted in India, China and Brazil as governments and investors, including...
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