Siemenpuu Jatropha project main objectives

1. Contribute to the fight against desertification: increased knowledge about the actual potential and benefits of jatropha plant in the villages, and increased use of jatropha as a living hedge to protect plants from animals and soil from erosion.

2. Alleviation of poverty by providing income generating opportunities for women.

3. Reduced workload for rural women in the villages provided with jatropha-fuelled multi-task platforms.

4. Dissemination of information about jatropha potential and benefits of multi-task platforms.

5. In the long term, reduction of imports of fossil fuel as jatropha oil is used to replace diesel.