Indonesian Center for Estate Crops Research and Development (ICERD) is a national research center under the Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (IAARD), the Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia. One of the mandates of ICERD is to provide jatropha technology, up-stream technology to down-stream technology, especially to provide jatropha cultivation technology and to disseminate the technology to the users.
The research findings of activities related to jatropha and activity of ICERD since 2005 are :
(1) germplasm for exploration of jatropha curcas in Indonesia,
(2) map of land and climate suitability,
(3) selected of good needs of jatropha curcas,
(4) establishment of jatropha curcas mother seed gardens in West Java, Central Java, and East Java,
(5) several cultivation technology,
(6) food selected provenances/superior or seed : IP-1 and IP-2,
(7) machines for peeling jatropha seeds, and
(8) training for farmers, extension workers, entrepreneurs, etc.
ICERD is located in Bogor and has four National Research Institute.
JatrophaWorld 2008 Jakarta Speaker
Day 1 - Thursday, 24th January, 2008
09:05 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN INDONESIA
• Jatropha species selection
• Propagation and farming practices
• Pest and disease prevention
• Seed and oil yields; heating value
• Intercropping
• Utilization technologies for jatropha oil and seedcake
• Ensuring supply of plantation material and availability of oil
The above mentioned expert shared his insights at JatrophaWorld Jakarta 2008, which was held on 23-24 January 2008 & welcomed over 350 Jatropha experts, industry players and entrepreneurs from 40 countries, making it the single largest Jatropha business forum in the world. JatrophaWorld Miami 2008, the second conference in the series will be held on 9-11 June 2008 in beautiful downtown Miami. Visit www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/attend to REGISTER TODAY for this exciting second conference in the series.
#1. Can Jatropha Really Be The Best Solution For Biodiesel? : Future Energy Events, November 16th, 2007
[...] agriculture of growing the Jatropha plant will be discussed by Dr. Bambang Prastowo, Director, Indonesian Center for Estate Crops Research and Development. Including propagation, [...]
#2. milin biok junior, January 20th, 2008
Dear, Sir. I have enterst in open nursery for Jatropha Seedling, what shall I do for from the 1st phase to run the operations untill the seedling reach 10 inch height & five leaves? How to the determine the good quality Jatropha seeds? Thank You Indeed.
#3. glenn j knight, March 19th, 2008
I would like to grow Jatropha in barelang, batam island. Could there be a growth path for that