Jatropha plantation and production of Jatropha biofuel is labor intensive.
Therefore, it creates jobs for poor indigenous people who otherwise are forced to leave their ancestral lands and then to live in extreme poverty in city slums.
The annual collection of the Jatropha seeds is particularly suited to female workforce and provides a second income for many poor families.
Jatropha plantation could create a paradigm shift for African farmers.
In our energy demanding world, for the first time in history these farmers would not have to face overproduction of their products.
Sustainable Jatropha plantation is a chance for poor African farmers to earn high, stable incomes which allow them to send their children to school and become independent from development aid.
In the long term, with your help, our climate protection project could create 6,000 jobs in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world.
