Jatropha Seeds

    Jatropha adapts to a wide range of climates and soils. It can grow almost on any type of soil whether gravely, sandy or saline and thrives even on the poorest stony soils and rock crevices. It is a drought resistant perennial plant living up to 50 years.

    The tree grows up to a height of 3 meters; so, harvesting is an easy task. A hybrid variety of Jatropha could give three harvests a year, compared to two harvests by other varieties. It takes two years for a Jatropha sapling to begin producing seeds and they can produce seeds for up to 40 years. The seeds are crushed to extract raw oil; Jatropha seeds contain generally about 35% of non-edible oil.