BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, A Mechanical Harvesting System for Jatropha Successfully Deployed in Honduras

June 24, 2010

In Honduras, the Agroipsa Farm in Choluteca has deployed the BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester, a mechanical harvesting system for Jatropha which has successfully completed an eight-month trial of the system, according to BEI International, the harvester’s manufacturer. The system was used for mechanical harvest of a 550 hectare plantation of three-year old jatriopha. Max Lint of BEI reports, “it is feasible to grow and harvest Jatropha on a commercial scale.  We are working with many Jatropha growers around the world that have a need for our Jatropha harvester.  We are currently working on a Jatropha harvester sale in Hawaii and another in Brazil.”

Source: http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/04/21/mechanical-jatropha-harvester-successfully-trialed-in-honduras/, 21 April 2010

JatrophaWorld 2010 meeting on 6 – 7 October2010 in Rotterdam is slated to offer more information on A-Z of Jatropha Production. Some of the topics & speakers at this event include:

  • Global Jatropha Practitioners’ Roundtable (on Honduras’ jatropha industry)
    Presented by: Mr. David Erazo, General Manager, Agroipsa
  • Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
    - Results from field trials
    - Plantation design to suit mechanical harvesting
    - Costs and economics
    Presented by: Mr. Max Lint, President/CEO, BEI International LLC
  • Advances in Mechanical Harvesting
    - Harvesting in Africa, experiences and results
    - Different harvesting methods
    - Future challenges with mechanization
    Presented by: Mr. Toni Sandholm, Sales Manager, Rakennustempo Oy

Click here for the latest agenda.

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