Dear [name],

Do you have a stake in a Jatropha project in Africa? It can be a tremendously rewarding experience, but not without its challenges.

Simply put, the agro-climatic diversity on the African continent requires a fine-tuned understanding of Jatropha’s requirements and its interactions with the local environment.

Here is a quick poll [name]. Are these some of the challenges you face with your Jatropha project in Africa?

• Insufficient information on Jatropha (agronomic data and practices, state of projects, market of Jatropha products, etc)
• Difficulties in the adoption of sustainability criteria
• Lack of a coherent global Jatropha supply chain.

If you mentally checked ‘yes’ to any one on the list, you should come to 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa in Brussels on 14-15 October 2009, where experts will share experiences and offer clarity on some of these issues central to growing Jatropha in Africa.

On the agenda:

• LAND SELECTION & PREPARATION, SOIL CONSIDERATION / REHABILITATION
• GOOD PRACTICES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LARGE SCALE JATROPHA PLANTATIONS IN MOZAMBIQUE
  Presented by: Jon Mc Lea, R&D Manager- Energem Biofuels Ltd.
• PERFORMANCE & YIELDS OF 4 YEAR-OLD PLANTATION IN MOZAMBIQUE
  - Plantation setup and maintenance- The seedling nursery, planting out and the use of fertilizer, insecticide and irrigation
  - Agronomic practices & husbandry techniques
  - Correlation of soil quality/ use of fertiliser and insecticide/ water quantities to yields.
  - The growth curve & out-grower model
  Presented by: Christopher Hunter, Director, Viridesco
• Jatropha Cultivation Experience in GHANA
  Presented By: Steinar Kolnes, Chairman, Biofuel Africa ltd
• Jatropha Cultivation Experience in NIGERIA
• Jatropha Cultivation Experience in CAMEROON
• Jatropha Cultivation Experience in EGYPT
  Presented by: Dr. Tarek Abdelamid, University of Cairo

[name], would you like to learn some of the best practices your fellow Jatro-Entrepreneurs have developed for Jatropha in Africa? Attend 2nd JatrophaWorld Africa, & you would achieve this and much more!

>>Hurry & confirm your attendance immediately as available seats are filling up fast.<<

Here is to your success in Jatropha!

Yours Sincerely,

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