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Pinhao Mans is rekindled hope in Rio Grande do Norte

Jatropha biodiesel already serves commercial

Since when we pioneered the experimental production of biodiesel, appeared in Rio Grande do Norte high hopes that this new activity was - literally - the 'savior'. The delay in seeing this happen in practice because of the difficulty of structuring the supply chain. The stage of the production network that includes the conviction (and encouragement of farmers) for planting, management and technical price equation that we can achieve the required optimal scales of production.

activity is regarded as a great substitute for economic (and social) for cotton in semi-arid regions (corresponding to more than 70% of the territory of RN), which was decimated by pest 'Bicudo' since the early 80's.

The biodiesel, as well as cotton, may be responsible for a turnaround in the field. The cultivation of oilseeds adapted to dry regions may represent an activity that results in permanent income able to fight poverty and ultimately improve the lives of enormous population, and move the economy from around the state and even the country still more with the impending energy crisis, issues related to global warming, it certainly will return all the attention, effort e. .. resources worldwide, including the most developed countries, who come produce energy - in this case, fuel - green. Clean and renewable, such as biodiesel.

My personal expectation is with Jatropha. Soy cultivation permanent (need not be replanted) and adapted to dry, arid, where other crops - mainly food and feed do not prosper - can be a great option for our Northeast.

Therefore, I emphasize here the news below that reignited hopes of biodiesel with the program in Rio Grande do Norte and is already driving the intensification of technical meetings of the working group established by Governor Wilma to implement actions related to the theme.

Jatropha biodiesel already serves commercial

Author (s): Patrick Cruz

Valor Econômico - 13/10/2009

The Fusermann Oils vegetables just start to crush jatropha in its factory, located in Barbacena (MG). The debut of the company, established in 2004 and activities started in 2007, is also the country: this is the first time to crush jatropha in Brazil for commercial purposes. The oil obtained from Jatropha will the production of biodiesel as a destination. The unity of Fusermann to manufacture the fuel that will require investment of $ 3 million, is nearly completed and begin operations in February 2010, according to the schedule established by the company. "The Jatropha does not compete with food and has the highest productivity per hectare between the oil [used to produce biodiesel], except for palm oil," says Luciano Piovesan Rudder, executive director and a partner at Fusermann. Research on jatropha in the country have grown. One of its attractions is just the fact that the crop can not be used as food or for the manufacture of animal feed - the cake obtained after crushing is poisonous, but research is ongoing so that it can be harnessed in the production of feed. You try, with the spread of oilseeds, reduce dependence that Brazil still has the soybeans to produce biodiesel. According to the latest data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), which depict the market in July, soybean oil was responsible for almost 80% of biodiesel produced. In a distant second place comes the fat cattle, with 14.6%. still can not say that jatropha is the answer to all problems of domestic biodiesel industry, far from it. There are even varieties with cultivation in the country authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture. Crushing or conducted by Fusermann plantings occur throughout Brazil because of a Normative ministry, January 14, 2008, authorizing the cultivation of oilseeds on the condition that the producer manifest be aware that it is working with a culture that still has technical limitations. Currently Fusermann engaged in the production and sale of vegetable oil obtained from crushing cottonseed and peanut - About 70% of peanut oil produced is exported by the company. The beginning of the crush of business before the jatropha project company to enter the biodiesel market, says director Luciano Leme - not just Fusermann, but also other companies, already crushed jatropha in the country. This always occurred, however, in testing phases. The company is part of a consortium of six other companies, called Jatropha BR, designed for mutual cooperation in the development of culture. These companies have very small area of \u200b\u200bplanting, but offer technical assistance to farmers who then undertake to sell the production for them - is part of the group, among others, Caramuru. Together, our own areas and others are already over 40 thousand hectares.