Jatropha World 2008 in Miami June 10-11

The Hilton Miami Downtown will be holding the Jatropha World 2008 conference on June 10th and 11th. Check out this conference to really see how competitive Jatropha is as a next-generation biofuel. Jatropha continues to gather momentum as the rest of the world figures out that using our food sources for fuel isn't the most ideal way to cure us of our petroleum habit.

For more information, please see:

http://www.cmtevents.com/eventschedule.aspx?id=480&ev=080628&

Submitted by romeadmin001 on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 18:25.
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JatrophaWorld 2008:

Hi!

Thank you for posting our event JatrophaWorld Miami 2008 on your website.

You might be interested to know that we welcomed over 400 participants to JatrophaWorld Miami 2008, and over 200 participants to the supplimentary 'A-Z of Jatropha Curcas L' workshop held on 9 June.

I am happy to announce our upcoming Jatropha Production & Applications workshop, which will be held in Miami on 6-7 November and in Mexico City (in Spanish) on 11-12 November 2008.

Over the two main days of the Jatropha Production to Applications workshop, our Course Leader & Jatropha Expert Dr. Hari M. Bhel will pinpoint & discuss 8 KEY Planting practices that will enhance existing Jatropha cropping systems, and take the crop to an ideal model for industrial cultivation.

These KEY PRACTICES Include:-

 Selections of Elites of Jatropha for higher productivity per acre

 Proper techniques for nurturing saplings in Nursery

 Developing Cost-Effective Commercial Nurseries

 Healthy Practices to Reduce Incidence of Diseases

 Minimizing the use of Fertilizers & Irrigation

 Best Practices in Silviculture to increase productivity and ease harvest

 Cutting back on Losses during Seed Harvest, Storage & Oil Extraction

 Value Addition to Jatropha Projects with use of byproducts.

This two-day, intensive training is aimed at equipping participants with a greater understanding of the Jatropha crop’s habits, requirements, its interactions with the environment and...

CONVERTING this understanding into PACKAGES OF PLANTING PRACTICES for Successful Jatropha Cultivation.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you require more information on wish to sign up for this critical workshop today!

Divya Sangam (Ms.)
The Jatropha Team
divya@cmtsp.com.sg | DID: +65 63 469 140 | Mobile: +65 98 450 450

07/10/2008 - 09:27