Workshop Schedule
JATROPHA PLANTATION AND BEST PRACTICES is a two-day, intensive training program aimed at equipping you with a greater understanding of the Jatropha crop’s habits, requirements, its interactions with the environment & converting this understanding into packages of planting practices for Industrial Jatropha Cultivation.
Note: Workshop will be conducted in English (with simultaneous translation to Spanish in Mexico City only)
Workshop Day 1
Session I : Jatropha Plantation
• Site challenges
• Best practices
• Silviculture to enhance productivity
• Sensitivity check to avoid failures
• Site challenges
• Best practices
• Silviculture to enhance productivity
• Sensitivity check to avoid failures
Session II : Intercropping for higher returns
• Options for intercropping
• Challenges of intercropping
• Best management practices for intercropping
• Options for intercropping
• Challenges of intercropping
• Best management practices for intercropping
Session III : Sourcing of elite planting material
• Selection of elite planting material
• Improvement for higher yields
• Biodiversity norms & import or export of planting material
• Selection of elite planting material
• Improvement for higher yields
• Biodiversity norms & import or export of planting material
Workshop Day 2
Session I : Jatropha Nurseries
• Clonal propagation
• Organic interventions for enhanced growth
• Disease management in protected environment nurseries
• Clonal propagation
• Organic interventions for enhanced growth
• Disease management in protected environment nurseries
Session II : Value addition for higher returns
• Utilization of cake
• Other byproducts
• Utilization of cake
• Other byproducts
Session III : Management of plantations & feedstock
• Post harvest management
• Oil extraction and oil storage
• Contract plantation and participation of farmers
• Post harvest management
• Oil extraction and oil storage
• Contract plantation and participation of farmers
Session IV : Issues concerning use of Jatropha as biodiesel feedstock
• Potential of Jatropha as energy crop
• Feed vs fuel controversy
• Toxicity of Jatropha
• Effect of plantation on environment and soil ecology
• Other issues that limit its feasibility
• Potential of Jatropha as energy crop
• Feed vs fuel controversy
• Toxicity of Jatropha
• Effect of plantation on environment and soil ecology
• Other issues that limit its feasibility
CONCLUDING SESSION
• Biodiesel industry, Discussions, Local issues, Case studies, Your project and Follow up
• Biodiesel industry, Discussions, Local issues, Case studies, Your project and Follow up
COURSE TIMING
Registration : 8:00am
Workshop Proper : 9.00am – 5:00pm
Lunch : 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Tea/Coffee Break : 15 mins
Registration : 8:00am
Workshop Proper : 9.00am – 5:00pm
Lunch : 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Tea/Coffee Break : 15 mins
CD & NOTES
You will be provided CD of the workshop presentations. With your notes, this will be valuable commitment of your professional advancement in the Jatropha emerging industry.
You will be provided CD of the workshop presentations. With your notes, this will be valuable commitment of your professional advancement in the Jatropha emerging industry.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon successful completion of each course. This serves as evidence of your personal and professional commitment to you career.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon successful completion of each course. This serves as evidence of your personal and professional commitment to you career.
