Giovanni Venturini del Greco Business Development Manager Growing Jatropha: humid countries Vs. arid countries. First results from: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal And Introduction to:

1 Agroils JV projects: – Morocco – Senegal – Ghana – Cameroon Comparison 2 Introduction to Jatrophabook Background Mission Web features Hamburg – 21/09/08

Formed in 2006 with a focus on Jatropha cultivation and energy/biodiesel production. It has worked in 15 countries. Started 30 pilot plantations (each max 50 hectares). Agro-engineering approach. Development of Jatropha seedbank. Collaboration with numerous research institutes. Development of 5 local Joint Ventures. Hamburg – 21/09/08

Location: Tata, Morocco Company: Agroils Maroc Sarl Objectives Climatic adaptation and genetic improvement of Jatropha in arid areas Improvement of mechanization Rational irrigation Afforestation and electricity generation from solid biomass Employment generation in depressed areas Current status Cultivation of 5 hectares (drip irrigation) Accessions cultivated: SURINAME, BRASIL, CAMEROON, TOGO, INDIA, CINA. Spacing: 2x4 m Hamburg – 21/09/08

Location: Beude-Dieng Company: SBE Senegal Sarl Objectives: Climatic adaptation and genetic improvement of Jatropha in arid areas Rational irrigation Employment generation in depressed areas Integration of biofuel production within existing food production Promotion of appropriate project scale Current status Cultivation of 60 ha (drip irrigation) Accessions cultivated: CINA, INDIA, MADAGASCAR, MOZAMBIQUE, SENEGAL, BRASIL (paranà, matogrosso). Spacing: 2x4 m Intercropping: pasteque, niebé and karité Hamburg – 21/09/08

Location: Nkoranza, Brong-Ahafo region Company: Smart Oil ltd. Objectives: Production of Jatropha oil for exportation Employment generation in depressed areas Housing project development Integration of biofuel production within existing food production Current status Cultivation of 50 ha Accessions cultivated: NORD BRASIL, TOGO, CENTRAL BRASIL, CAMBODIA, GHANA. Spacing: 4x2 and 8x2m en quinconce Intercropping: sesame, beans, water-melon Hamburg – 21/09/08

Location: Nguila, Mbam et Kim (Haute Sanaga) Company: Venture Energy Sarl Objectives: Production of Jatropha oil for exportation Employment generation in depressed areas Integration of biofuel production within existing food production Current status Cultivation of 50 ha Spacing (2 x 4 m) Accessions cultivated: CAMEROON, GHANA, TOGO, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, SVB BRASIL, MATO GROSSO BRASIL, NORTE MINAS BRASIL. Side-cropping: maize Hamburg – 21/09/08

Map of dry months (interpolation of public FAO Climwat data) Provides indications regarding the need of irrigation Available on Jatrophabook Hamburg – 21/09/08

MoroccoSenegalGhanaCameroon Temperature range (°C) Avg Abs Avg Avg Avg Effective rainfall (mm/year) Number of dry months12832 Land classification before the project Bare ground Shrubland/ Cropland ShrublandDeforested Water supplyWater well (15 m)Water well (100 m) Rainfall/Surface water Rainfall Method of irrigation Drip irrigation No irrigation Project investment (/ha) Expected Project Break- even price (/ton) Hamburg – 21/09/08

MoroccoSenegalGhanaCameroon Land preparation Time for agricultural activities Availability of materials, construction Phytophatology (Fungi) Fertilizing Manpower (availability, efficiency) ++-- Skilled manpower +-+- Insects Nursering Cost of manpower Climatic conditions Irrigation needs Hamburg – 21/09/08

1 Agroils JV projects: – Morocco – Senegal – Ghana – Cameroon Comparison 2 Introduction to Jatrophabook Background Mission Web features Hamburg – 21/09/08

Currently more than one million hectares of Jatropha have already been planted and forecasts estimate a development of 5 million hectares by 2010, mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. (source GEXSI) This tremendous growth may have important benefits to employment and environment but, at the same time, it may put at serious risk the sustainable development of the sector. The youth of the Jatropha sector and Web diffusion provide Us with a unique opportunity: to differentiate the development of the sector from the business-as-usual model by adopting since the beginning a win-win approach and transparent communication. Hamburg – 21/09/08

Jatrophabook s objectives are: To create a global and open Jatropha Web-based platform for the promotion of sustainable Jatropha chains; To facilitate the definition of sustainable criteria adherent to local needs; To offer a transparent platform for the implementation of the Jatropha supply chain traceability. For this reason, a group of companies and Institutions have decided to start Jatrophabook. Hamburg – 21/09/08

Registered members will be able to: Open a personal account and edit a profile Join the Jatropha community and communicate with other registered members Access to Projects public pages and make comments Register their project and describe it in a personal space with the use of multimedia tools (pictures, videos..) Registered projects will be able to: Link to other projects and form a Jatropha supply chain. Complete the seeds-to-energy/biofuel chain by inviting end-users. Hamburg – 21/09/08

ISSUE JATROPHABOOK solution Definition of sustainable criteria Active involvement of all supply chain actors, local and International Institutions for the definition of Jatropha sustainable criteria adherent to local realities. Traceability of the Supply Chain Possibility for seeds/oil/biofuel/energy producers to tag each other in the interactive map and invite end-users to join the supply chain. Costs abatmentWeb-based Information diffusion, dissemination and knowledge sharing. Up-stream monitoring should be performed by local actors. Jatrophabook to act as proxy between supply chains and a Scientific Committee. Available tool for local Institutions. Quality of Information Possibility to describe and update your project easily using multimedia tools. Hamburg – 21/09/08

Supply chains Scientific committee Information Guidelines Community Discussion topics -Positive energy balance -GHG neutral -Rational land use change -Food security -Appropriate projects scale -Biodiversity protection Discussion topics -Positive energy balance -GHG neutral -Rational land use change -Food security -Appropriate projects scale -Biodiversity protection Hamburg – 21/09/08