Honest Views on Jatropha's Water Footprint & more shared by Jatro-Entrepreneur Ruud Van Eck, CEO of Diligent Energy Systems.

Dear (Name),

We sat down for a no-holds barred discussion with Jatro-Entrepreneur Mr. Ruud Van Eck, founder and CEO of Diligent Energy Systems BV, and a pioneer in biofuel production from Jatropha in Tanzania since 2005.

We are releasing the interview recording in line with the upcoming 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa conference. You can access the recording for *F*R*E*E*!

In this not-to-be-missed session, Mr. Van Eck shares honest views on the status of Jatropha cultivation today. In fact, he pinpointed the challenges that Jatro-entrepreneurs will face in the next five years as, “Difficulty in Obtaining Financing”, “Offering Proof of Sustainability” and “The Land Ownership Dispute.

Mr. Van Eck also tackled a question on the controversial report by the University of Twente, which claimed that Jatropha has the highest water footprint among all the BioEnergy crops, and other questions including:

- What lies ahead for the Jatropha industry?
- Why he chose Tanzania to grow Jatropha.
- Why he chose an out grower system over a mega plantation model.
- The challenges and rewards of working on Jatropha in Tanzania.
- Niche Buyers of Jatropha Oil in the market today.
- Benchmarking a price for Jatropha oil.

(Name), you can visit (insert link here) for immediate access the interview with Mr. Ruud Van Eck at no cost! In the mean time, you can confirm your participation for 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa by >>CLICKING HERE<<!

Here’s to your success in Jatropha.