Socio-economic impacts of the Jatropha system

Central hypothesis: The Jatropha System creates a positive correlation between energy production and food production

i. e. the more energy Jatropha hedges produce, the more food crops are protected from animals and erosion.
Also additional income is created, mainly for women.

Promotion of Women	Erosion Control	Jatropha curcas L.	Poverty Reduction	Renewable Energy
Improvement of the working conditions of women (grain-mills) and income (soap production) through utilization of the Jatropha plant	Erosion control through planting of Jatropha hedges and stabilizing small dams	The Jatropha plant is used as a living fence around gardens and fields, since it is not consumed by animals	Creation of income in rural areas through use of Jatropha oil as fuel and as raw material for soap production	Production und use of Jatropha oil as fuel in stationary engines

Facilitation of soap production Strengthening of economic independency of women Payment of milling costs through Jatropha seed sales	Living fences Improvement of soil fertiliy Improved fallow Reduction of wind and water erosion Increase of hedge length in expectation of economic profit	Yield of oil: 0,2 l per kg of seeds Production: 1 kg seeds per meter of hedge per year Existence of Jatropha in Mali: about 10.000 km protection hedges Insecticidal and molluscicidal factors in the seeds	Sale of Jatropha seeds Improvement of rural income Reduction of cash drain from rural to urban areas Protection of food crops against gazing animals	Plant oil engines Substitution of diesel by Jatropha oil Energy production in rural areas Rural mechanisation